Starmer will use negotiations in the White House-including one-on-one and lunch discussion to assure Trump that Europe will “fit” and support its own defense, including the provision of troops on earth to help provide any peace in Ukraine.
In return, he wants Trump to provide an American “back platform” to support European stabilization force in Ukraine, including air cover, heavy aircraft, air intelligence and missiles. Starmer said that without such a cover, Vladimir Putin “would come again” for Ukraine.
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The Prime Minister announced an increase in military spending in the UK from 2.3 percent of GDP to 2.5 percent in 2027 – an increase of 6 billion pounds – ahead of the White House meeting as a signal of Trump in his intention to manage the European Addiction Program.
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