British Prime Minister Keir Starmer intends to discuss ways to end the conflict in Ukraine during a personal meeting with US President Donald Trump, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, citing its sources.
“Sir Keir will discuss possible ways to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict during the talks in Scotland,“ the article says. “He is also expected to raise the issue of further support for Ukraine,“ the publication adds. The talks between Starmer and Trump are scheduled for July 28 and are to take place in Scotland, where the US president is visiting until July 29.
The main topic of the meeting should be a trade agreement between the US and the UK, and the leaders of both countries intend to touch on the situation in the Gaza Strip. As the publication notes, the latter issue may become one of the most problematic in the conversation between Starmer and Trump, given the difference in their positions on what is happening in the Middle East. Before flying to the UK on July 25, Trump said that the radical Palestinian movement Hamas does not want a ceasefire agreement. "I think they want to die," Trump said.
On July 26, the British prime minister stressed the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire, the lifting of all Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid and the provision of much-needed food to victims in Gaza.
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are on their way to Scotland for high-level talks with the European Union, Reuters reported, citing a US government source.
The source expressed cautious optimism that a deal on trade and tariffs could be reached at the meeting.
The US representatives will arrive late on Saturday ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday. afternoon.
“We are cautiously optimistic that an agreement will be reached,“ the source said.