{"id":249153,"date":"2025-02-28T23:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T23:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/starmer-speaks-to-trump-and-zelensky-following-white-house-row\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T23:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T23:12:28","slug":"starmer-speaks-to-trump-and-zelensky-following-white-house-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/starmer-speaks-to-trump-and-zelensky-following-white-house-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky following White House row"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their extraordinary exchange in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

A statement from No 10 on Friday night confirmed the prime minister had spoken with the US and Ukrainian presidents and that he retained “unwavering support for Ukraine”.<\/p>\n

Zelensky was welcomed to the White House by Trump, but the cordial meeting quickly descended into a shouting match as Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart to be more thankful for US aid and accused him of “gambling with World War Three”.<\/p>\n

Zelensky is due in the UK on Sunday as Sir Keir hosts a summit of European leaders to discuss an end to the the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A No 10 spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister has tonight spoken to both President Trump and President Zelensky.<\/p>\n

“He retains unwavering support for Ukraine, and is doing all he can to find a path forward to a lasting peace based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

“The Prime Minister looks forward to hosting international leaders on Sunday including President Zelensky.”<\/p>\n

In the heated clash at the White House, both Trump and Zelensky interrupted each other repeatedly during what was supposed to be a prelude to the two leaders signing a minerals deal.<\/p>\n

US Vice President JD Vance, sat alongside others in the room, was also involved.<\/p>\n

A press conference scheduled to take place later in the day was cancelled, and Zelensky left the White House before the minerals agreement could be signed.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir had met with Trump in the Oval Office the day prior, in which the pair agreed to begin work on a new US-UK trade deal.<\/p>\n

The prime minister also came bearing a letter from King Charles III inviting Trump to a state visit.<\/p>\n

There had been speculation that Sir Keir had also gone into the meeting to seek a US Security “backstop” in a European peace plan for the war in Ukraine, however the US president stopped short of confirming such a commitment.<\/p>\n

Trump had previously criticised Sir Keir and French President Emmanuel Macron, who he met with on Monday, of having “done nothing” to seek an end to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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