WASHINGTON: Donald Trump said he trusted Russia's Vladimir Putin to stick to any Ukraine ceasefire Thursday (Feb 27), as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to win security guarantees for Kyiv
Trump struck a friendly tone as he and Starmer met in Washington, and even walked back a comment about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy being aBut Trump also insisted that he trusted Putin to honor any truce with Ukraine, contradicting Starmer's warnings that a lack of a US"backstop" for a deal would encourage Putin to stage a repeat of his February 2022 invasion.
Trump added that Britain can"take care of themselves, but if they need help, I'll always be with the British." Starmer then handed Trump - a long-term fan of Britain's royals - a letter from King Charles III inviting him for an unprecedented second state visit by a US president.The invitation was a clear attempt to woo Trump amid growing concerns in Europe that the US leader is ready to sell Kyiv short and take Russia's position on a deal.
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