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UK PM Keir Starmer joins talks over Russia-Ukraine conflict

Updated on: 18 August,2025 08:52 AM IST  |  London
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Starmer was joined by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as hosts of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’, after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit in Alaska on Friday

UK PM Keir Starmer joins talks over Russia-Ukraine conflict

Displaced Palestinians make their way towards a humanitarian aid airdrop site at the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip. PIC/AFP

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined a video call with European allies on Sunday ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House next week for talks with US President Donald Trump over the country’s war with Russia.

Starmer was joined by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as hosts of the ‘Coalition of the Willing’, after Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit in Alaska on Friday. Starmer praised the American President’s efforts, which he said had “brought us closer than ever before to ending Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine”.


“His leadership in pursuit of an end to the killing should be commended. While progress has been made, the next step must be further talks involving President Zelenskyy. The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without him,” Starmer said in a statement.



US First Lady pens letter to Putin

US First Lady Melania Trump wrote a “peace letter” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to protect children and future generations. US President Donald Trump hand-delivered the letter to Putin before their summit in Alaska on Friday. After receiving it, Putin read the letter in front of the American and Russian delegations. “Dear President Putin,” the letter began. “Every child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation’s rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center. They dream of love, possibility, and safety from danger,” she said.

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