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The prime minister announced the increase in defence spending days before meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.

In a White House visit, Starmer made the case to Trump to remain cautious as he goes about ending the biggest conflict in Europe since WWII.

He also called Zelensky "very brave". Trump was speaking after talks with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia. He predicted a "very good meeting" with Zelensky on Friday,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit the White House on Thursday to try and persuade President Donald Trump to maintain support for Ukraine as officials push to end the war. His visit follows French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron's trip to see the president Monday.

President Donald Trump welcomed the British prime minister to the White House Thursday. Their meeting comes as European leaders urge the U.S. to back Ukraine in its negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

The stream is slated to start at 2 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are holding a joint press conference at the White House on Thursday.

The prime minister said 'nobody wants to see that' after an angry clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was televised on Friday.

It was a total contrast to what happened on Thursday when Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met Trump ... to get his new diplomatic friend at the White House back on board? Or is the new reality ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy played the US president as the Prime Minister and his team 'war-gamed' how to handle the high stakes meeting.