Starmer urges Putin to commit to ceasefire

Toby Helm, Shaun Walker

Keir Starmer accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over agreeing to a ceasefire with Ukraine last Saturday as international pressure grew on the Russian president to enter talks. The UK prime minister said there was a limit to the length of time Putin could prevaricate, after he convened a virtual summit with 29 other international leaders who agreed to take plans for a peacekeeping force to an “operational phase”. Starmer said military chiefs would meet in London on Thursday to “put strong and robust plans in place to swing in behind a peace deal and guarantee Ukraine’s future security”. Those who took part in the virtual summit included the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Afterwards, Starmer said “new commitments” had been made on both…

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