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[Starmer] urged more countries to join a peacekeeping effort to persuade Trump that Europe is serious. “I feel very strongly that unless some move forward we will stay in the same position we are in,” he said. “This is not a moment for more talk. It’s a time to act, to step up and lead.”

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Starmer’s allies insist Zelenskyy is not being sidelined and the UK premier said it would be for Kyiv and Moscow to decide where the “line” for any ceasefire was drawn. But Europe would take the lead on discussing future security guarantees with Trump.

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The British premier said, however, that he would not be taking “this step down this road” unless he thought there could be a “positive outcome”, including winning Trump’s support. He added: “I don’t accept that the US is an unreliable ally.”