UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says

<p>Jonathan Reynolds says Britain has not given up on persuading the US to allow Ukraine to join Nato</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/16/ukraine-us-europe-donald-trump-russia-uk-relations-munich-conference-keir-starmer-live-latest-news">Europe live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>The UK hopes to act as a “bridge” between Europe and Donald Trump’s US, the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, has said before what could be a crucial week of diplomacy in deciding Ukraine’s future.</p><p>With Keir Starmer <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/15/europe-will-not-take-part-in-us-russia-talks-ukraine-kellogg">expected to travel</a> to Paris on Monday for an emergency summit of European leaders, in advance of a possible trip to Washington the following week, Reynolds said the UK had still not given up on persuading the US to allow Ukraine to join Nato.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/16/uk-hopes-bridge-europe-trump-us-minister-says">Continue reading...</a>