Starmer says we are closer to peace than ever but Putin is not ready

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that there has been strong progress in the negotiating process but warned that the most difficult steps are still ahead.

Source: UK Prime Minister's Yffice citing Starmer at the press conference after the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris; European Pravda

Details: Starmer stressed the importance of European and American allies working side by side for peace.

Quote: "We are closer to that goal than ever. But the hardest yards are still ahead."

More details: Starmer described the signed declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine as an integral part of the long-term commitment to support Ukraine.

However, he repeated that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin "is not showing that he is ready for peace".

Quote: "Over the last few weeks, we have seen the opposite: further horrific strikes on Ukraine, killing and wounding civilians and cutting off power from millions of people in the dead of winter."

More details: Starmer also pledged to keep up pressure on Russia and support for Ukraine. He said that the UK would take part in monitoring any ceasefire under the auspices of the US.

Background:

• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron alongside Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a declaration of intent to deploy troops in Ukraine if a peace agreement is concluded.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that each task linked to the process of providing assistance to Ukraine has a leading state, with Poland set to be the lead country on logistics.

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