Britain and France to develop their own Ukraine peace plan, will discuss it with the US when it's ready - Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he intends to work with France and Ukraine to develop a new plan for a peaceful settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The head of the British government emphasized that other countries could join this process.

Starmer admitted that the decision was made after a public quarrel between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump at the White House. The British prime minister said this on the BBC.

According to him, Britain and France will work on a plan for a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine. The politician also allowed for the participation of several other countries in the process. In addition, Starmer emphasized that European countries want to discuss further actions with the United States.

"We’ve now agreed that the United Kingdom, along with France and possibly one or two others, will work with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting, and then we’ll discuss that plan with the United States," Starmer said.

Starmer also said that the United States should provide security guarantees if Europe agrees to launch a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine.

"If there is to be a deal, if there is to be a stopping of the fighting, then that agreement has to be defended, because the worst of all outcomes is that there is a temporary pause and then Putin comes again. That has happened in the past, I think there's a real risk," the British prime minister warned.

Starmer noted that he considers it his task to act as a bridge between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States. At the same time, the head of the British government emphasized that he did not consider Zelenskyy's behavior in Washington to be wrong.

As a reminder, a summit dedicated to supporting Ukraine will be held in London on March 2. During the event, European politicians want to intensify their efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. During the summit, the European countries intend to make decisions on security guarantees for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia.

Earlier, it was reported that Starmer tried to persuade the US and Ukrainian presidents to return to the negotiating table after their dispute at the White House on February 28. In the end, London "failed" in an attempt to save the Ukrainian-American economic agreement.

As reported, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the signing of a loan agreement between Ukraine and the U.K. This is done to strengthen our defense capabilities, and the loan will be repaid from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets.

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