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keir starmer in london. mr zelensky was greeted warmly at downing street by mr starmer who reiterated britain's support for ukraine and mr zelensky personally. the uk and ukraine also signed a loan agreement worth £2.26 billion to support ukraine's defence capabilities. this was the moment the ukrainian president was greeted outside number ten. he walks up to wards the door and sir keir starmer walks he walks up to wards the door and sir keir st towards lks he walks up to wards the door and sir keir st towards him and of number ten towards him and they warmly embrace. a gesture of ukraine to the supporters of ukraine out on the streets in whitehall there at the end of downing street, you could hear them cheering loudly. shouted by many questions shouted by reporters, those questions together and the two walked in together and the two men shake hands on the doorstep walked in together and the two men shake hold on the doorstep walked in together and the two men shake hold a n the doorstep walked in together a

sir keir starmer talking a few hours ago.ita mcveigh was outside that summit at lancaster house and gave me her reflections on the diplomatic developments of the day. i would begin much earlier in the day, not at lancaster house, but in downing street and look for the clues that we got there, and that was that bilateral meeting between giorgia meloni, the italian prime minister, and sir keir starmer. why is that significant? well, we know that giorgia meloni had a phone call with donald trump yesterday. she is much more politically aligned with donald trump's way of thinking. so she is absolutely someone who could talk to donald trump, communicate with him and put forward this european view. but she very much wants donald trump and the us on board with any plan. there may be some european leaders, as much as they say from keir starmer that this coalition of the willing that they can speak for themselves." about putting more money into defence and security, well, agreeing new budgets and procuring more armaments and getting th

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thank you very much, keir. mr prime minister, happy to be here.eally i saw a lot of people and i want to thank you people of the united kingdom. such big support from the very beginning of this war. thank you. your team. and i was happy that his majesty the king accepted my meeting tomorrow. and i'm thankful that you organised such a great summit for tomorrow. and we are very happy in ukraine that we have such strategic partners. we signed with you historic document. minutes in the white house. you've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position, and he happens to be right about... from the very, beginning of the war. you're not in. a good position. with world war three. than a lot of people said they should have. no. in this entire meeting, i have you said thank you? today, you went to _ pennsylvania and campaigned of america and the i president who's trying to save your country. please. your country is in big trouble. waita minute. i know. you're not winning. i know. you're not winning this. i know. because of us. i said thanks. but they had to

hosted by sir keir starmer.he vatican says the pope has had a peaceful night and is resting in hospital. on friday, the pope suffered a breathing crisis, but reportedly responded well to treatment. boost, though the moderate right is the winner. now, the man who will be the next chancellor, friedrich merz, he's saying that migration and toughening the borders is going to be a top priority for him. and what's life in afghanistan really like nowadays under the taliban? we have an eyewitness account which may surprise you. they have installed, like, more than 90,000 security cameras in kabul. so, they are watching everyone. donald trump promised to get the ukraine war sorted on the first day of his presidency. it may not have been quite as soon as that, but it does look as though it could happen within the first few weeks. the pace has been remarkably fast. some of the basic principles of 80 years of american and western policy. making ukraine pay for us financial and military help by handing over some of its key m

like tomorrow in london, under keir starmer�*s leadership, europeans coming together to really hammer to support a future peace deal which is not right there so step—by—step but it is important that you start planning for this. and keir starmer�*s visit on thursday was very successful because clearly there was a common understanding that we have to work on all of that together. can you see a future where the us does stop its military support for ukraine? i us does stop its military support for ukraine? recent ft: lye-glee e’ convinced recent ft: "law? convinced that recent $5: "law? convinced that the absolutely convinced that the us wants to bring ukraine to this durable peace. it was what all the administrations senior people have told in the past, and my discussions with president trump. but obviously, what they need to get there is to make sure that we'll work together on this and it is important that president zelensky finds a way to restore his relationship with the american president and with the senior american leadership team. i discussed it yesterday with zelensky and also w

prime minister, keir starmer. i mean, this is a critical meeting at the prime minister's residence as it comes one day after a contrasting visit at the white house, where it did start off with a handshake with president trump, but then in the oval office devolved into something else. and this meeting with keir starmer happening a day ahead of a meeting between zelenskyy and european leaders at a summit. let's go to nic robertson, who is outside ten downing street. all right. well, you saw it live as it unfolded really just moments ago. just seconds before we came out of the break there. talk to us about that greeting and what is at stake. >> hugely important. very symbolic. mostly when leaders pull up here, with a few exceptions, they pull up right at the steps of downing street. they get a handshake on the door step and they bound inside. it was different with president zelenskyy. carefully choreographed his vehicle, pulled up dozens of yards short of the doorway at number ten. um, he came out. he walked up the s

normally, it's just not something keir starmer is given to doing. but look at almost that, that that session you just played there, the sort of little question and answer or discussion backwards and forwards. you've heard all the thanks from the british people. thank you to the british people. thank you for your support, all of that. it was almost a sort of a textbook. this is the way to do on camera diplomacy. such a contrast to that fractious meeting at the white house just yesterday. and i think the british prime minister setting the tone of how he wants to conduct relations with president zelenskyy, how he intends to deport, if you will, the conversations that he will have with the european leaders who will come tomorrow. the fact that they're coming, that they're putting their support behind president zelenskyy and finding a way to immediately help increase and secure the defense and security support for ukraine and look forward to the longer term, whatever the security guarantees are going to be. these are going to be the key issues that they'

sir keir starmer, i am told, was action and not words.told by another number ten source is about moving from the talking face to the planning phase, so it is likely that the uk pm asks leaders of other european nations how they could contribute toa ukrainian security guarantee and what they could provide in the event of a ukrainian peace process. as for the meeting with king charles, we are told what? sure. problems, even you. you don't know that. sure. first of all, during the war, everybody has problems, even you. but you have nice ocean and don't feel now, but you will feel it in the future. god bless... you don't know that. god bless you will not have war. don't tell us what we're going to feel. we're trying to solve a problem. don't tell us what we're going to feel... i'm not telling you, i'm answering on this question. ..because you're in no position to dictate that. remember that. i'm not dictating. you're in no position to dictate what we're going to feel. we're going to feel very good. you will feel influenced. we're going to fee

the "our" is europe and canada, and the host, sir keir starmer, guarantee would look like.r president, can you get things back on track? and then discuss it with the united states. can europe come together and come up with a plan? zelensky of ukraine. would you be willing to apologise to donald trump, mr president? the prime minister and 18 others trying to pull defence spending massively. it's basically turning ukraine into a steel porcupine - and resilient country. about stepping up to the plate? absolutely. of underinvestment, it is now. of utmost importance to step up the defence investment- fora prolonged period of time. and what of the north atlantic defence alliance, nato, america is european countries stepping up, first of all, to make sure that ukraine has got what it needs to stay in the fight to help with security guarantees for the moment when there is no ceasefire yet, but we have to prepare for that moment. in ukraine, are now working up their plans. the uk is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others. must have

president zelenskyy met saturday with british prime minister keir starmer in london.air finalized loans from the u.k. for more than $2 billion, and zelenskyy received a reception that was quite different from his experience in washington on friday. he said the meeting in london was significant and warm, and the prime minister's comments were a big change from president trump's. >> that your very, very welcome here in downing street. um, and as you heard from the cheers of the street outside, um, you have full backing across the united kingdom. >> compare that to this chaotic scene from friday with president trump shouting at president zelenskyy. that meeting ended with white house officials asking the ukrainian president to leave. cnn's clare sebastian joins us now from london with more. so, clare, as we said there for president zelenskyy, those two meetings, washington and london, a study in contrasts. so for ukraine, huge stakes today. >> oh yeah. absolutely kim and i think look the optics do matter. obviously we saw on saturday keir starmer come out of number ten d

he said he is aware of a joint by keir, keir vstarrmer and emmanuel for a one month with macron for a russia. after a busy day for the ukraine president, mr zelensky flew in; 7 ~ to king. the two men meet the king. the two men spent about an hour together. this is what the leaders here wanted today to be about — the our is europe and canada, and the host, sir keir starmer, guarantee would look like. forward leaning. and after friday night's spat in the white house... would you be willing to apologise to donald trump, mr president? a leader with plenty to talk about outside and in. and putting an arm around ukraine. we're gathered here today because this is a once for around two hours, they talked and then some why? but also, for example, - securing the energy system and resilient country. have you won the argument with european colleagues of underinvestment, it is now. of utmost importance to step up america for so long at its heart, but now with an unpredictable president? i think it was a good meeting. is european countries stepping up, first of all, to make sure as long as it has t

the "our" is europe and canada, and the host, sir keir starmer, and do the most.owledge that that's more likely to be, in europe that are prepared to be a bit more the prime minister is working with the french president, emmanuel macron, on a plan to stop the fighting can europe come together and come up with a plan? would you be willing to apologise to donald trump, mr president? the prime minister and 18 others trying to pull putting an arm around ukraine. both matter, sir keir insists, for our safety as well as kyiv's. in a generation moment for the security of europe. of them talked to us, the president of the european why? that is indigestible - for potential invaders, and therefore the focus is not only on the military supply, . but also, for example, - securing the energy system and making sure that, - over time, this is a strong and resilient country. have you won the argument with european colleagues i think it was a good meeting. is european countries stepping up, first of all, to make sure that ukraine has got what it needs to stay in the fight as long

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but first president zelensky will meet with sir keir starmer, this is the scene live in downing street. european leaders have lined up to show their support for, as politicians express fears for the future of western security. british prime minister sir keir starmer will host ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky at downing street this afternoon. the ukrainian delegation is now in london, after flying in from the us. this was the moment the plane touched down ahead of tomorrow's meeting with european leaders in london for a security summit. the meeting between the two leaders follows president zelensky�*s clash with president trump and vice presidentjd vance in the oval office yesterday. president trump accused the ukrainian leader of "gambling with world war three", and of not being gratefulfor the support of the us. president zelensky made it clear there should be "no compromises" with president putin. following those exchanges, the president of ukraine was ordered to leave the white house, and the american minerals deal was not signed. the us president later said president zelensky

was a smart move in that it kind of set up the tone of the rest of the day in which, you know, sir keirof went out of his way for there not to be at least any public disagreement between the two men. you know, there was a lot of lavish praise being thrown back and forth. you know, efforts to make canada the 515t state, to say you're trying to divide us when there in quite a good mood. on mood and instinct. so i think that was a very kind of astute move to kind of set a similar thing happen with president macron thing president trump said was, "this guy's in our discussions. you're a very tough negotiator. as we would love to. but it seems to be that they they've been really pushing president trump in private, different tone in public. i thought this afternoon was almost noticeable, they were discussing, you know, behind closed doors. the thing about macron is he agrees with donald trump on a lot of really important things. if macron pitched that to donald trump behind the scenes, that would have pleased donald trump immensely. you know, he's called donald trump a game changer in public

this is not something keir starmer is prone to doing. he's not the kind of guy that runs around giving hugs very often. so this was a clear message signaled in front of the cameras. it was the same when zelenskyy left a hug, a pat on the back. president zelenskyy, for his part, thanking the british prime minister for all the support he's getting here. >> all right, nic robertson, thank you for that. reporting from london. i want to go now to cnn's nick paton walsh, who is in kyiv. for more on how ukrainians are reacting to that disastrous oval office meeting. nick. >> jessica. >> the embrace from uk prime minister keir starmer is obviously going to alleviate some of the existential dread, frankly, that has rippled across ukraine since the extraordinary scenes in the oval office. look, you have to remember that the ukrainians have endured three years of russian aggression to have their president questioned and drubbed, frankly, in the way that occurred in his meeting with president donald trump and vice president jd vance. exceptionally t

sir keir starmer will hope to bridge this new rift between presidents trump and zelensky ahead of a european security summit in london on sunday. it will focus on european support for ukraine. speaking to bbc news, nato�*s secretary general said but mark rutte said he had spoken to volodymyr zelensky in the fa cups, in lower division championships, it is tricky. because i said ok, maybe have the qualities individually like a private league, but what they do they do really well. and when they can apply and do better than we want to do... we are in trouble. it cannot get bigger, at manchester city dominated the premier— manchester city dominated the premier league for the last seven— premier league for the last seven or— premier league for the last seven or eight years, so it truly— seven or eight years, so it truly feels like something to very— truly feels like something to very big _ truly feels like something to very big and it really feels also — very big and it really feels also like a reward. we are going _ also like a reward. we are going to _ also like a reward. we are going to try to

and keir starmer came right out of downing street. and that big hug is not something that he normally gifts on, on just any leader that arrives here. in fact, he doesn't really gift it on many people. it's not given to doing that sort of thing inside downing street. the tone of the meeting, clearly very different to the one that president zelenskyy was having yesterday, keir starmer, talking to zelenskyy, telling him about the huge support that ukraine and the president have here in the uk. this is what he told him last night. >> in the oval. >> office. >> well, let me just say that you're very, very welcome here in downing street. um, and as you heard from the cheers of the street outside, um, you have full backing across the. >> united kingdom. >> um. >> and we stand with. >> you with. >> ukraine for. >> as long as. >> it may take. >> and i hope you heard some of that, um, cheering in the street. that is, the people of the united kingdom coming out to demonstrate how much they support you, how much they support ukraine, and our abso

host sir keir starmer said any peace deal must respect four—point plan for peace. meeting, president zelensky sat down our political correspondent, joe pike, reports. the visit to sandringham went better than washington. translation: itravelled in the train for 12 hours, | the united states invited me. but how can he restore relations with the white house? you're gambling with world war iii. this weekend, he avoided apologising, or explaining and had he heard of a reported french plan for a one—month in london to form a coalition of the willing — nations prepared to guarantee ukraine security if a peace deal is struck. this is not a moment for more talk. it's time to act. europe must do the heavy lifting. or what they promised, but the eu plans to rearm it's basically turning ukraine into a steel porcupine bridge on this issue. and the canadian prime minister, that there could be a one month ceasefire, not right along the front lines, but in the air and at sea. that is not, as i understand it, a uk plan. between keir starmer and president macron. and i think this i

we've heard that keir starmer has spoken to zelenskyy immediately after the call. he has also spoken to president trump and also to hearing from nato secretary mark rutte, who has said today that he believes zelenskyy has to fix his relationship with president trump and the senior american leadership team. so clearly, a signal in public here from the same european countries that in great length and great publicity, voiced their support for ukraine immediately after these extraordinary scenes in the white house. now, i think publicly realizing that they really need to go forward with the trump administration at their back. zelenskyy saying that he believes this can be resolved. we simply have to see what is doable in this european leaders meeting. they really have never had to conceive the notion of their collective security without the united states being with them. that's not necessarily off the table here. last week, trump said that he would have the united kingdom's back. he has very cordial relations with france's emmanuel macron. but europe's position is so di

was a smart move in that it kind of set up the tone of the rest of the day in which, you know, sir keir kind of went out of his way for there not to be at least any public disagreement between the two men. you know, there was a lot of lavish praise being thrown back and forth. on in the press conference, you know, in theory, you know, efforts to make canada the 51st state, supposedly, you know, he went out of his way is no division, essentially. at the outset, you know, kind of probably put trump you know, and this is very much a president that operates so i think that was a very kind of astute move to kind of set what struck me as well, and i saw a similar thing happen with president macron their substantive bilateral was quite jokey and touchy to the press conference, and almost the first "a really tough negotiator." in our discussions. you're a very tough negotiator. very, very special person. there was a slight change, still very warm and everything substantive arrangements. the oval office when we're all thrown out, as much as we would love to. but it seems to be that they they've

peter, give me a sense of what you think went on in that meeting with keir starmer.adout from them, or we heard keir starmer welcoming him, being very friendly and saying that they would support ukraine and president zelensky in continuity, in perpetuation. i mean, regarding something with with russia. but what happened with that meeting, what happened with macron, what he may have said to these three leaders, give me a sense of what needed to be said. >> yeah. so this meeting in london was already set up before yesterday's blowup in the oval office. it wasn't directly a response to that, but it's hard not to look at it as an in fact, sort of a rejoinder, a message from europe, in effect, which britain has sort of and sort of not part of, depending on how you look at it, that they are still with ukraine, even if the united states basically is siding with vladimir putin's russia. and you saw that yesterday in a series of tweets and social media posts by one prime minister or president after another, from eastern europe to western europe, northern to southern, literall

president zelenskyy met with uk prime minister keir starmer yesterday at ten downing street and received a look at this much warmer reception than he got at the white house. >> you have full backing across the united kingdom. and we stand with you with ukraine for as long as it may take to achieve what we both want to achieve, which is a lasting peace, a lasting peace for ukraine based on sovereignty and security for ukraine. so important for ukraine, so important for europe, and so important for the united kingdom. >> and while european leaders are rallying behind zelenskyy and ukraine, u.s. lawmakers there obviously divided here, most republicans are siding with trump, even praising him. while democrats have slammed trump's actions and taken the opportunity to fundraise off that oval office fiasco. we're covering all of this with cnn's clare sebastian outside ten downing street in london. nick paton walsh is in kyiv. claire, we're starting with you. let's start with the latest on the meeting. >> the u.s. >> yeah. good morning. victor. look, this is the second hastily convened meeting o

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british prime minister keir starmer says the west is now at a crossroads in history, as european leaders move to take control of negotiations aimed at ending the war in ukraine. at a key summit in london, mr. starmer said leaders were working to craft a plan to stop the fighting, which would then be presented to the u.s. french president emmanuel macron told newspaper le figaro that france and the uk have proposed a month long limited ceasefire in ukraine. all this coming just days after zelenskyy's explosive meeting with u.s. president donald trump at the white house. the ukrainian president said his country is ready to sign a rare minerals deal with the u.s., a deal zelenskyy had been expecte tensions, the ukrainian leader called the u.s. a strategic partner and had this to say about the relationship. >> i think our relations with the u.s. will continue because this is more than relations. during a certain moment we must be open. ukraine is not the biggest country in the world, but everyone can see how it fights for its independence and freedom. i represent the interests of a country t

dozens of leaders including zelenskyy gathered at lancaster house for keir starmer major summit. lasting and forth peace in ukraine and beefing up defense spending across the continent. in attendance, emanuel macron, leaders from germany, italy and canada to name a few. in an interview, watching the chaos in the oval office was uncomfortable saying nobody wants to see that. especially after both meetings with trump for so productive last week. keir starmer made an urgent round of calls to president trump and zelenskyy to try to bridge this creating a coalition to enforce the peace deal. >> we've agreed the uk and others will go with ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting. then we will discuss that plan with the united states and take it forward together. >> president trump was hand delivered a special invitation when he met with him last thursday so we will wait to see when that comes as well. >> will be following. definitely, thank you. ♪ >> things are heating up on capitol hill as democrats and republicans over the segment spending bills negotiations. congress has less than two

we heard from prime minister keir starmer of the united kingdom. he sort of broke down what happened today. he says that the united kingdom, along with france and other allies, are going to be working with the ukrainians to try and develop a ceasefire deal that they will then present to donald trump. there's no timeline that's been put around when we could see that happen, but that was something that was on the agenda today that they discussed. they also talked about something called the coalition of the willing. this is where european countries that are in a position to provide more funding to spend more will do so with urgency. he went on to say that military aid, they all agreed, will just continue to flow to ukraine, and that economic pressure on russia will continue. he also said that he had a conversation with donald trump last night, and that he believes he feels confident that, you know, he wouldn't have had this on the agenda today. all that they discussed, if he didn't feel that he had the backing of the united states, even in light of wh

this is not something keir starmer is prone to doing. he's not the kind of guy that runs around giving hugs very often. so this was a clear message signaled in front of the cameras. it was the same when zelenskyy left a hug, a pat on the back. president zelenskyy, for his part, thanking the british prime minister for all the support he's getting here. >> and nick, tomorrow zelenskyy is going to be meeting with other european leaders at a summit there in london. i would i would assume he's going to try to accomplish similar backing, as he saw from keir starmer today. >> you know, he's going to be looking for the immediacy of what he needs to make sure that ukraine continues to get and builds up on the security support and the economic support that it needs literally day by day, to withstand these massive barrages of missiles and drones that are coming from russia. he'll be looking to the future to figure out how europeans can give him the security guarantees that he's looking for, because, as he has said, you know, it's not enough to have

keir starmer explained a little earlier today what he wants to achieve here. >> we've now agreed that the united kingdom, along with france and possibly 1 or 2 others, will work with ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting. and then we'll discuss that plan with the united states. >> and one of the things that keir starmer is also saying, this is not just about the security of ukraine that's at stake, but the security of europe and the relationship with the united states. and one of the meetings. keir starmer has had already this morning is with giorgia meloni, the prime minister of italy, who said after that fractious meeting that zelenskyy had at the white house, barely 48 hours less than ago, she said it was important for the for the europe and the united states to have a very quick summit to see where they stand. this meeting here could be a precursor for that. it's certainly going to help shape that very important relationship. victor. >> nic robertson for us there. thank you nic. let's go now to nick paton walsh live in kyiv. that's the view from london. the view from ukraine this

british prime minister keir starmer embracing ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy at ten downing street this afternoon. >> i want to thank you people of the united kingdom. such big support from the very beginning of this war. thank you. your team, and i'm very happy that his majesty the king accepted my meeting tomorrow. and i'm thankful that you organize such summit for tomorrow. and we are very happy in ukraine that we have such strategic partners. >> the uk announcing plans today to speed up a $2.8 billion loan for ukraine. this, of course, just a day after that fiery exchange in the oval office between president trump and zelenskyy. tomorrow, the ukrainian president is set to meet with european leaders in london. and let's go there now. cnn's international diplomatic editor, nic robertson, is in london with more details. nic, as you noted last hour, keir starmer isn't known for being super a big hugger or very affectionate, but he did everything he could to really telegraph how supportive he and his government, his country are of vladimir zelenskyy in ukraine. >> yeah, there

you saw keir starmer there, very warm reception for president zelenskyy. he came out onto downing street here. he hugged him. he greeted him in person. we're also seeing more symbolism today where zelenskyy will be meeting with king charles. this was a hastily arranged meeting, which i think highly symbolic, given the fanfare we saw on thursday when prime minister starmer presented president trump with an invitation from king charles for another state visit, which he described as unprecedented. so a similar sort of honor being afforded today to president zelenskyy, a sign of the uk's solidarity. but i think we're going to be seeing the european leaders and the uk prime minister in particular moving beyond that symbolism today into real, concrete action. they now have to walk this tightrope. on the one hand, of trying to repair the relationship between the u.s. and ukraine, trying to figure out if that can even be done. i think one important player in that we will see arriving here in downing street later is the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, a key

and europe stand in all this as sir keir starmer prepares to host european leaders in london this weekend through what happened at the white house today. things started off cordelia and as per usual for these events between the two presidents. but doing questions, tensions ran high. voices were raised and an angry president trump warned president volodymyr zelenskyy that he was gambling with world war iii. following the meeting, ukrainian president zelenskyy left the white house without sending that deal on minerals in ukraine, and canceling a planned press conference. as the ukrainian president departed, president trump wrote on social media, "i have determined that president zelenskyy is not ready for peace if america is involved. he disses back united states of america in its cherished oval office. he can come back when he is ready for peace." let's go back to the start of that meeting, which began in friendlier circumstances with both leaders saying they were ready for an agreement that could help to bring an end to the war in ukraine. let's have a listen back. >> your soldiers have b

prime minister keir starmer vowed to bolster ukraine to allow the nation to negotiate a peace agreement from a position of strength. this comes after president zelenskyy met with starmer yesterday. this is video from that meeting, which was, of course in stark contrast to president trump's meeting tonight. ukrainian president zelensky says he would be open to restarting dialog with president trump and is ready to sign a critical minerals deal with the u.s. such open conversations should take place. i do not believe it is right when such conversations are absolutely open, because the emotions or information or etc, the foes can take advantage of them. yesterday evening, the uk signed a 2.2 billion pounds loan to provide more military aid to ukraine, backed not by the british taxpayer but by t profits from frozen russian assets. and french president emmanuel macron and british prime minister keir starmer also announcing today that they will now work on a draft ukraine-russia peace proposal. ukraine will certainly be a topic when, in just 48 hours, president trump will address a joint sess

a lot to discuss tomorrow at that summit here in london hosted by keir starmer between european leaders and president zelensky. we will keep on these pictures while we bring in the bbc russian service. a quote from the russian news agency, quoting the former president saying russia is ready to show flexibility on talks with ukraine but only in accordance with realities and the russian constitution. yesterday medvedev was gleefully responding to those scenes in the oval office. talk through what he has been saying. basically what medvedev said was russia and the kremlin have been sent a very long time. we are open to discussions, happy to negotiate this piece in ukraine but only if it to negotiate this piece in ukrair the it only if it to negotiate this piece in ukrair the conditions that to negotiate this piece in ukrair the condition: hast to negotiate this piece in ukrair the condition: has been want. that basically has been the line for a long time. it is not something new coming out. it is more important the way he not something new coming out. it is me to mportant the way he not so

there was a separate conversation with keir starmer. particular reason they were not involved while they were not at that summit? >> well, i find that rather bizarre, given that all of the six countries that border russia, three were not invited. and after all, it is russia that is, that is engaged in this war against ukraine. and the three countries are per capita, among the biggest contributors to, to ukraine, both in military and nonmilitary assistance. so it as i wrote it, this oversight, if it is an oversight, is redolent, unfortunately, of the failure to mention south korea in 1950 by the by the us secretary of state as countries that the us would defend. i mean, this is the kind of mistake that could have far reaching repercussions. >> but it's that kind of thing that has people in estonia and latvia, lithuania and poland. it has them worried because they they do see that russia looks at these things, and they do see that if ukraine falls, it is a signal. it's you know, a lot of people say ukraine is not part of nato, so it shoul

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and keir starmer gave a few more details about it. here's what he said. >> not every nation will feel able to contribute, but that can't mean that we sit back. instead, those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency. the uk is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others. europe must do the heavy lifting, but to support peace in our continent and to succeed, this effort must have strong us backing. >> so we heard as well from the nato secretary general saying absolutely around that table it heard commitments from other nations, european nations and others about contributions for security guarantees and also about stepping up their defense spending, all very important for the white house. and he gave a kind of interesting analysis here that i think is sort of very valuable at the moment. and it is part of that sort of here's where we're at picture. he said, look, the united states is saying we can't really talk about security guarantees until we get a peace deal. and mark rutte