LONDON (AFP) – United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Keir Starmer is “laser-focused” on securing peace in Ukraine after United States (US) President Donald Trump suspended military aid to Kyiv, Britain’s deputy prime minister said yesterday.
Angela Rayner said the pause was “a matter for” the US and it had not changed Starmer’s approach towards trying to find a suitable ceasefire to the conflict.
“He’s laser focused on getting peace. He won’t be derailed by announcements,” Rayner told BBC Radio after being asked for her reaction to Trump’s announcement.
She added that the British Labour government was “focused on support for Ukraine” and “bringing the US around the table alongside our European partners and Ukraine”.
“We’ve put our money where our mouth is and stepped up our support for Ukraine through air defence, through military capabilities, and through the military aid we give year upon year,” Rayner said.
Starmer is seeking to tread a fine line between backing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and keeping Trump onside as Europe seeks security guarantees in the event of an end to the war.
