Vladimir Putin has been warned by European leaders that he has 24 hours to accept a 30-day ceasefire or he will face a raft of new sanctions as Starmer said they were ‘calling Putin out’
Keir Starmer has issued a new threat to Vladimir Putin and says he has Donald Trump’s support for European leaders’ new plan.
The British Prime Minister has made a bold new threat to Putin if he does not sign a 30-day unconditional ceasefire in 24 hours. Starmer met with leaders from France, Germany, Poland and Ukraine today to discuss new pressure on Moscow to end his deadly and illegal invasion. The British PM said spending for Ukraine would increase and Russia would be hit with more sanctions if the ceasefire fails.
Starmer said European leaders were “calling Putin out” and said there were “no more ifs, or buts” when it comes to Putin accepting peace, as leaders hope for a ceasefire to start from Monday. The British PM said: “If he’s serious abut peace then he has a chance to show it now.”
The British PM also said the leaders spoke to Trump before and after their meeting, saying the US President was on board with their plan.
Starmer continued his strong stance against the Kremlin and said: “There’s only one country that started this illegal conflict and that was Russia and there’s only one country that stands between peace and that’s Russia.”
Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Friedrich Mertz, Poland’s Donald Tusk, and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kyiv for crucial peace talks today. The newly elected German Chancellor said European leaders would do “everything we can” to ensure peace for Ukraine.
Mertz added that Trump “fully supports” the Europeans leaders’ strong “initiative”.
Macron said an unconditional ceasefire was non-negotiable to avoid Moscow’s “tactics to delay peace”. He added: “We want peace and we hope it will start on Monday.”
Tusk argued that current sanctions are working as “Russia is actively waiting for sanctions to be lifted.” The Polish Prime Minister also said it was “symbolic” that the decision for ceasefire was made in Kyiv.
Starmer added that support for Ukraine would not stop today, as allies have come to a “point of complete unity”. He added that the UK and France would lead work with the so-called coalition of the willing – the nations that support Ukraine.
The British PM said this would include military planning and would help build Ukraine’s military to protect itself. He said with a “contingent behind the deal, Putin is likely to breach it” and strike the nation again.
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