Keir Starmer: ‘Putin is dragging his feet over 30-day Ukraine ceasefire’

Prime minister tells a summit of 29 leaders that the Russian president cannot delay peace talks indefinitelyKeir Starmer accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over agreeing to a ceasefire with Ukraine on Saturday as international pressure grew on the Russian president to enter talks.The prime minister said there was a limit to the length of time Putin could prevaricate, after he convened a virtual summit with 29 other international leaders who agreed to take plans for a peacekeeping force to an “operational phase”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/15/keir-starmer-putin-is-dragging-his-feet-over-30-day-ukraine-ceasefire

Author : Toby Helm and Shaun Walker in Kyiv

Publish date : 2025-03-15 18:34:00

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