For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains. Now, in weeks, President Trump has handed Moscow the gift that eluded it during the Cold War and…
The tutelage began last Friday, soon after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine suffered through a humiliating dressing down at the White House, courtesy of President Trump. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain suggested that Mr. Zelensky return to the White House to mend fences with Mr. Trump. That idea was scotched by both sides, who…
A day after President Trump ordered the suspension of American military assistance, Ukrainian diplomats and politicians scrambled on Tuesday to find a way to salvage its alliance with Washington while the war weary nation prepared for the possibility that it will have to fight on without U.S. support. With the White House and the Kremlin…
Britain and France have promised to muster a “coalition of the willing” to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. Now comes the acid test for Europe: How many countries will step up, and does that even matter, given Russia’s rejection of such a coalition as part of any settlement? Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
European leaders scrambled on Sunday to salvage Ukraine’s relationship with the United States, after a bitter rupture last week between President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump. They pledged to assemble a European “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a…
Published on Mar 02, 2025 11:39 AM IST A day after Trump’s explosive clash with Zelensky, UK PM Keir Starmer pledged £2.26 billion for Ukraine—but with a catch. Unlike past Western aid, Britain is offering a loan, just as Trump suggested for U.S. funding. The money, backed by frozen Russian assets, will go into Ukraine’s…
For months leading into the American elections last fall, the prospect of a second Trump presidency deepened uncertainty among Ukrainians over how enduring American support would prove in a war threatening their national survival. After President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous meeting with President Trump in the White House on Friday, many Ukrainians were moving toward a…
King Charles III was not in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon. But his regal presence loomed over the meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, which felt at times less like a big-power showdown over Ukraine than a courtesy call between two Renaissance royal courts. From the moment Mr. Starmer pulled an…
President Trump hosted Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom at the White House on Thursday, the latest in a series of meetings with European leaders as Mr. Trump pushes for a negotiation to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Starmer arrived in Washington with a promise, a plea and a coveted…
STORY: :: February 26, 2025 :: Washington, D.C. :: ‘There is no more important relationship’ for the UK than with the US: Starmer “There is no more important relationship for the United Kingdom – in defence, in security, in trade, in tech, in finance, and so much more. We have an incredible $1.5 trillion dollars…