Today, the UK and the EU are holding a summit in London to “reset“ Brexit - an initiative announced by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, aimed at improving relations in a number of areas, BNR reported.
At a historic summit at Lancaster House in London, the two negotiating parties are expected to sign a security and defence partnership, which is the central element of the “reset“ and a recognition that the entire continent must unite to confront the threat from Russia, the “Financial Times“ writes.
However, the newspaper notes that haggling over key details, including fishing, food trade and youth mobility, have dragged on late into the night. The Guardian even quoted a government source as saying it was too early to say the deal had been done.
According to the set agenda, Keir Starmer will sign the defence pact and a communiqué promising deeper economic cooperation during a two-hour meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa.
The summit, the first since Brexit came into force in 2020, was expected to be filled with a spirit of reconciliation, but the talks in Brussels on Sunday were a reminder that relations between the two countries are already entering the zone of compromise, the Financial Times reports.
The details of the deal between the EU and the UK are highly politically sensitive. The Conservative leader Kemry Badenoch warned that Starmer was about to “betray“ British interests.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump and other world leaders ahead of the US president's expected meeting with Vladimir Putin later today, a Downing Street spokeswoman said, quoted by BNR.
A government spokeswoman said the prime minister had spoken to the leaders of the United States, Italy, France and Germany. This came on the eve of today's summit in London between the UK and the EU to “reset“ post-Brexit relations.
“The leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine and the catastrophic cost of the war for both countries. Looking ahead to President Trump's call with President Putin, the leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire and for President Putin to take peace talks seriously. They also discussed the use of sanctions if Russia does not "The leaders look forward to speaking again soon," the full statement from Downing Street reads.
Earlier, Donald Trump wrote on social media that he "hopes Monday will be a productive day and that this very brutal war that should never have happened will end."