‘If Ukraine fails, Europe will be subsequent’: UK PM Keir Starmer’s message on three-year long anniversary of war

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday stated that Russia “does not hold all the cards” within the war in Ukraine and burdened the significance of Kyiv’s involvement in any peace talks, as he prepares to fulfill US President Donald Trump later this week.
Speaking just about at a summit of European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Starmer stated: “I have a very simple, clear message today: the UK is with you.”
“This is a time for unity. In this crucial moment as talks begin, we must work together to shape the outcome. Russia does not hold all the cards in this war. Ukrainians have the courage to defend their country because Russia’s economy is in trouble, and because they have lost the benefit of their land forces and their Black Sea Fleet in this pointless invasion,” he added.

Starmer recommended Zelenskyy’s management and shared a message from a affected person named Petro, whom he met in a burns unit throughout a latest go to to Kyiv.
“He said to me ‘if Ukraine fails, Europe will be next’. And that is what is at stake here,” the PM stated.
“That is why we will always stand with Ukraine and our allies against this aggression and for a just and lasting peace,” he added.
The British Prime Minister, set to fulfill with Trump in Washington DC on Thursday, stated that Trump had “changed the global conversation” relating to the continuing battle, stating that this shift has “created an opportunity” to deliver the war to an finish.
“It has created an opportunity. Now we must get the fundamentals right. If we want peace to endure, Ukraine must have a seat at the table, and any settlement must be based on a sovereign Ukraine backed up with strong security guarantees,” the prime minister stated.

“The UK is ready and willing to support this with troops on the ground, with other Europeans and with the right conditions in place, and ultimately, a US backstop will be vital to deter Russia from launching another invasion in just a few years’ time. So we will do everything we can to get the best outcome for Ukraine and for us all,” he added.
Starmer burdened the necessity for the West to “increase the pressure even further” on Russia and introduced a brand new spherical of UK sanctions in opposition to the nation.
He emphasised that an “enduring peace” might solely be achieved by strengthening navy assist for Ukraine and imposing harder sanctions on Moscow.
According to BBC, on Monday, the UK unveiled greater than 100 new sanctions concentrating on people and entities aiding Russia’s invasion, together with firms in China, the most important provider of important items to Moscow’s navy.
Meanwhile, the Home Office has expanded journey sanctions on Kremlin-linked elites.