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Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said for the first time on Sunday that he was β€œready and willing” to deploy troops to help guarantee Ukraine’s security.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s statement came on the eve of an emergency meeting of European leaders in Paris on Monday to discuss the Ukraine war.

Trump Team Leaves European Alliance in Crisis; Macron Calls for Emergency Summit

European leaders felt certain about one thing after a whirlwind tour by Trump officials β€” they were entering a new world where it was harder to depend on the United States.

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Vice President JD Vance speaking with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

Remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are fueling concerns that the U.S. will move away from Europe and align with Moscow.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Togliatti, Russia, last month, in a photo released by the Russian state media.
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