Sir Keir Starmer has clashed with Donald Trump on whether Ukraine should aspire to join Nato ahead of today's crunch White House summit. The US President had suggested that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky's could help bring about an end to the conflict "almost immediately" if he drops his plan to join the bloc.

Sir Keir's role at the White House is likely to rely on the rarity of his strong relationships with both Trump and Zelensky.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the United States had committed to working with Ukraine's allies on security guarantees for Kyiv under any agreement which would end its war with Russia.

NATO's top military officials emerged from talks without a concrete plan to guarantee Ukraine's security – at least not one they were willing to discuss publicly.

Sir Keir Starmer has praised Donald Trump’s offer of an Article 5-style security guarantee for Ukraine, as European leaders prepared to head to Washington for a crucial meeting with the US president and Volodymyr Zelensky.

GB News presenter Patrick Christys certainly didn't hold back as he hit out at Keir Starmer after he joined the European leaders at the White House this week

The prime minister's spokesman said Kyiv was "on an irreversible path" to membership of the military alliance.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz all highlighted the question of security guarantees, with Starmer saying that "Ukraine must be at the table" for any discussions.

Keir Starmer refused to answer a simple question put to him by Channel 4 journalist Anushka Asthana in yet another awkward on-screen moment for the Labour prime minister. Starmer was at the White House in Washington D.

He may have helped to persuade Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine, but for all his energy devoted to foreign policy, the PM has gained no credit for it at home, writes John Rentoul