Russia could reinvade Ukraine without US security guarantees, Starmer warns

<p>UK prime minister faces major diplomatic effort to get president on board after he said no plans for US ‘backstop’</p><p>Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine again unless the US provides <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/zelenskyy-jd-vance-ukraine-security-guarantees-putin-talks">security guarantees</a> as he arrived for critical talks with Donald Trump at the most precarious moment for European stability in decades.</p><p>With the future of Ukrainian security hanging in the balance, he urged the president to commit a US backstop to a British and French-led peacekeeping force, saying it was the only way to avoid Russia plunging Europe back into war.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/putin-could-reinvade-ukraine-without-us-security-guarantees-starmer-warns">Continue reading...</a>