UK PM Starmer offers to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine

The danger of Starmer's conservatism

The challenge of political leadership, Henry Kissinger observed, is that all the easy decisions have been taken by someone else, leaving only the most difficult and agonising choices for those at the very top. The most difficult issues of all, he wrote, are those “whose necessity you cannot prove when the decisions are made” and, therefore, can only be judged once they have been made — by which point it is too late to change course. Keir Starmer…

Coalition expanding preparations for post-truce Ukraine, Starmer says

UK premier hosts meeting to win support to raise pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept ceasefire deal

PM 'open to considering any requests' to support lasting peace in Ukraine

The Coalition of the Willing virtual meeting was hosted by Albanese's British counterpart, Keir Starmer, as...

‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap

Five years after it left the European Union, Britain may have finally found a new role on the global stage — a gig that looks curiously like its old one. In the frantic few weeks since President Trump upended the trans-Atlantic alliance with his overtures to Russia and rift with Ukraine, Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, has tried to act as a bridge between Europe and the United States. Mr. Starmer and his top aides counseled President Vol…

Keir Starmer's 'Geo-Political Minefield' Between Donald Trump and Europe

With Starmer thrust into a damage limitation exercise by the Ukraine crisis, Chris Painter reflects on the fluctuating relations between British Prime Ministers and American Presidents.

How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.

When military and civilian experts on peacekeeping started meeting in Geneva in the spring of 2022, they insisted on discretion. Their topic was sensitive: how to implement a future ceasefire in Ukraine.