{"id":2474313,"date":"2025-08-13T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keir-starmer-praises-trump-for-opening-door-to-possible-ukraine-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T15:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:13:53","slug":"keir-starmer-praises-trump-for-opening-door-to-possible-ukraine-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keir-starmer-praises-trump-for-opening-door-to-possible-ukraine-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer praises Trump for opening door to possible Ukraine ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkeir-starmer-praises-trump-for-opening-door-to-possible-ukraine-ceasefire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has praised former U.S. President Donald Trump for facilitating a meeting between the U.S. and Russia in Anchorage, Alaska, which opens the door to a potential ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Speaking at a virtual gathering of European leaders and representatives from NATO and the EU, Starmer highlighted that after more than three years of conflict, this meeting presents a new prospect to move toward peace. The coalition of nations supporting ukraine thanked Trump for his efforts in bringing Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n<p>though, Starmer emphasized that any peace agreement must respect Ukraine&#8217;s sovereignty, with no forced changes to international borders and strong security guarantees to protect Ukraine&#8217;s territorial integrity. While the White House has issued mixed messages about the prospects for success, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed cautious optimism that the meeting&#8217;s outcome would become clear quickly. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to be involved in subsequent talks aimed at advancing the peace process.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Keir Starmer praises Trump for opening door to possible Russia-Ukraine ceasefire<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202208\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>British Prime Minister<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Keir Starmer<\/a> praised President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Donald Trump<\/a> during a gathering of European leaders ahead of the U.S.-Russia meeting in Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer, who has maintained a tense but friendly relationship with the White House, championed Trump for arranging the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3497552\/trump-putin-meeting-alaska-russia-ukraine-sanctions-military-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> meeting<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Anchorage<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498694\/trump-putin-warns-severe-consequences-peace-ukraine\/\">Trump warns of &#8216;very severe&#8217; consequences if Putin does not want peace with Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3498477\/kim-jong-un-putin-alaska-summit-trump\/\">Kim Jong Un gives Putin pep talk ahead of Alaska summit with Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498241\/zelensky-touts-erdogan-support\/\">Zelensky touts Erdogan&rsquo;s support for Ukraine&rsquo;s presence in peace negotiations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;For three and a bit years this conflict has been going, we haven&rsquo;t got anywhere near &hellip; a viable way of bringing it to a ceasefire,&rdquo; Starmer said. &ldquo;Now we do have that chance, because of the work that the president has put in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britain&rsquo;s Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chairs a videoconference call with European leaders on Ukraine, in London, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Jack Taylor\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The virtual gathering brought together European leaders from the &ldquo;Coalition of the Willing,&rdquo; an alliance of nations including Germany, Italy, Poland, and Finland that have thrown significant support behind Ukraine in its war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> was also on the call, as well as representatives of NATO and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition &ldquo;thanked President Trump for his efforts in bringing Putin to the table in pursuit of a ceasefire to end to the ongoing bloodshed,&rdquo; according to a read-out from Starmer&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>However, Starmer has maintained that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3497030\/zelensky-warns-putin-preparing-for-more-war-not-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine should approve and benefit<\/a> from any tenants of a peace deal with Russia. In particular, land swaps cannot be imposed on the Ukrainian government, and accommodations must be made to ensure the country&rsquo;s future security in the event of a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Prime Minister was clear that our support for Ukraine is unwavering &mdash;&nbsp;international borders must not be changed by force and Ukraine must have robust and credible security guarantees to defend its territorial integrity as part of any deal,&rdquo; the read-out said.<\/p>\n<p>Messaging from the White House about the Alaska meeting has been mixed, at times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3498252\/white-house-downplays-prospects-for-alaska-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tempering expectations<\/a> for a breakthrough and at others voicing sincere hopes for a ceasefire to be agreed on.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3497044\/trump-laying-groundwork-blame-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP LAYING THE GROUNDWORK TO BLAME ZELENSKY FOR PUTIN&rsquo;S INTRANSIGENCE, AND WALK AWAY FROM PEACE PROCESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re going to know very early in that meeting whether this thing has any chance of success or not,&rdquo; Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky is expected to take part in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3496275\/trump-next-meeting-after-vladimir-putin-summit-volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">follow-up trilateral meeting<\/a> at some point in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2202208\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2202208\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer commends Trump for enabling Russia-Ukraine talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2474315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25225539385394.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2474313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25225539385394.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474313"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474316,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474313\/revisions\/2474316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}