Starmer’s turn: What can old allies do to convince Trump on Ukraine?

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Whispering in Trump’s ear is no easy task—just ask Emmanuel Macron. Despite Monday’s broshakes, flattery, and mild reproaches, the U.S. still sided with Russia and North Korea on Ukraine at the UN. Maybe one meeting wasn’t enough. Now it’s Keir Starmer’s turn, and his job might be even tougher. Trump prefers presidents and kings, and post-Brexit Britain is in a tighter financial bind than even deficit-happy France. In a sign of the times, the prime minister is proposing to fund increased defense spending by cutting international aid. Starmer is taking a sober approach, stressing that a U.S. backstop remains crucial for European defense. But do citizens on either side of the Channel have the appetite to pay more for security in the face of Trump and Putin? And how will the next visitor to the Oval Office fare? That would be Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who the U.S. has told to sign on the dotted line for a minerals deal with Washington by Friday. In exchange for what, exactly? That part remains unclear.

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France24