Trump and Starmer discuss Ukraine and agree to continue pressuring Putin
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump (photo: Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone conversation on Sunday. During the call, they discussed Ukraine and other topics, according to Bloomberg and the UK government website.
According to the published information, the two sides discussed productive negotiations between their teams regarding the economic prosperity agreement between the UK and the US. They also agreed to continue these discussions at the same pace this week.
In addition, Starmer and Trump talked about Ukraine. Specifically, the Prime Minister briefed the President on the productive discussions held at the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris on March 27.
The two sides also agreed on the need to continue applying pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“The leaders agreed on the need to keep up the collective pressure on Putin,” stated the UK government website.
It is known that Trump and Starmer have agreed to stay in contact in the coming days.
US president gets angry at Putin and threatens sanctions
It was reported yesterday that in an interview with NBC News, Donald Trump stated that he is outraged and very angry with Vladimir Putin, particularly due to his remarks about a temporary government in Ukraine under the auspices of the UN and the ongoing war. Additionally, within the month, further tariffs will be imposed on Russian oil if there is no agreement on a ceasefire.
“If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia's fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia,” Trump was quoted as saying.
