The article discusses US President Donald Trump's rejection of UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's request for security guarantees for Ukraine ahead of ongoing talks in Washington. Starmer emphasizes that assurance from the US is crucial to deter Russian aggression. He indicates that British troops may be deployed as part of a European force. Analysts warn of dire consequences, suggesting that without a strong backstop, Ukraine is at risk of losing significant territory. Starmer acknowledges a strong relationship with Trump but faces challenges in securing support.
The reason I say the backstop is so important is that the security guarantee has to be sufficient to deter Putin from coming again because my concern is if there is a ceasefire without a backstop, it will simply give him the opportunity to wait and to come again because his ambition in relation to Ukraine is pretty obvious.
I'm not going to make security guarantees beyond very much.
We're going to have Europe do that because... we're talking about Europe is their next door neighbour, but we're making sure everything goes well.
I've got a good relationship with him. I've met him, I've spoken to him on the phone and this relationship between our two countries is a special relationship.
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