Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat has indirectly dismissed Keir Starmer’s idea to deploy peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov attacked European leaders who are still supporting Ukraine three years after Putin launched his brutal invasion.

President Trump hosted United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday for discussions focused on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Starmer hits out at ‘tyrant’ Putin and commits to UK defence spending boost - Announcement comes ahead of Sir Keir’s crunch meeting with US president Donald Trump to end war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s attack dogs have turned on Britain after Sir Keir Starmer vowed to increase annual defence spending to a level last seen after the Cold War. On the eve of his departure to meet Donald Trump in Washington,

Keir Starmer told Nigel Farage to stop “fawning over Putin ” as the pair clashed over the Ukraine crisis. The prime minister was responding to a Commons question from the Reform UK leader about how many British troops may be needed to keep the peace if a deal to end the war is agreed.