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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to join European, Canadian and Turkish leaders for summit on UkraineStarmer says he does not “trust” Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian president would “come again” if given the chance to. Hence the critical need for “security guarantees”, the UK prime minister said. Starmer said he does trust both Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump. He was asked in the BBC interview if Zelenskyy has “done anything wrong” and Starmer said he hadn’t, adding that the Ukrainian president has bravely served his country as a wartime leader since Russia’s full-scale invasion was launched in February 2022. Starmer says this is a rea “moment of fragility” in Europe.Starmer says he thinks Trump wants to see a lasting peace in Ukraine despite his rhetoric and attitude towards Zelenskyy. “Everybody agrees with that apart from Putin,” he told the BBC. By “lasting peace”, Starmer means a “US backstop”, along with “security guarantees” provided by European countries and a “strong Ukraine” armed with defensive capabilities to resist the Russian invasion.For me, the components of a lasting peace are a strong Ukraine to fight on, if necessary, to be in a position of strength; to negotiate a European element to security guarantees, and that’s why I’ve been forward-leaning on this about what we would do; and a US backstop.That’s the package, all three parts need to be in place, and that’s what I’m working hard to bring together. Continue reading...