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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was left visibly startled in the House of Commons after US media claimed Ukraine had accepted a version of the Trump-brokered peace plan — even as the EU admitted it had no rival proposal.

Keir Starmer, Ukraine's President Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have discussed the Ukraine peace plan.

Sir Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street on Monday in a hastily arranged summit on the progress of peace talks. The Prime Minister will be joined in London

Better yet if Ukraine can produce its own, so that it is not dependent on the charity of others in the future. The UK is already playing a role: the Octopus interceptor drone was developed in Ukraine with support from British scientists, for example. In the future, manufacturers such as BAE may open factories in Ukraine, too.

Key European leaders including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in London in a bid to steer US-led peace talks towards a resolution.

European powers are pushing to have a bigger say in the US-led peace process to ensure that Ukraine is not forced to accept a deal that leaves it, and the rest of Europe, vulnerable to future Russian aggression.

UK economic policy too is made harder by Trump’s erratic behaviour. Even leaving aside his tariff wars, there are two serious dangers looming in the US: the possibility of an epic stock market crash, and the loss of faith in the Federal Reserve which could be sparked if Trump chooses a henchman to chair the American central bank early next year.

Keir Starmer, Ukraine's President Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are discussing the Ukraine peace plan.