Starmer’s warning for Trump
Good morning and welcome to White House Watch. I'm Steff Chávez, the FT's Washington reporter. Today Donald Trump will host UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who made the president happy earlier this week by announcing that London will increase defence spending. Until then, let’s get into:
The stakes are high for the Trump-Starmer meeting.
The UK premier will warn Trump that peace in Ukraine can’t be secured unless the US offers back-up for any European peacekeeping force. However, yesterday, Trump said at his first cabinet meeting that “I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much”.
“We’re going to have Europe do that” because “Europe is the next-door neighbour”, he added.
Starmer will tell Trump that while the UK would play a critical role in boosting Europe’s military capabilities, a US “backstop” is vital. “I don’t think there will be a deterrent to Putin if we don’t have one,” Starmer told reporters while en route to Washington.
European officials hope the US will give peacekeepers weaponry that could be deployed to Ukraine quickly, such as heavy lift capabilities, air defence and long-range missiles. . . . Register for the FT to keep reading the newsletter for free.
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