FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the day of the European leaders' summit to discuss European security and Ukraine, at Lancaster House in London, Britain, March 2, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool/File PhotoUK's Starmer gets poll boost as he steps up Ukraine diplomacyLONDON - The number of Britons who think Prime Minister Keir Starmer is doing a good job has risen as he steps up his role in diplomacy over the war in Ukraine, an opinion poll showed. Starmer met U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on February 27 and hosted talks involving Ukraine's president and European leaders on March 2. Starmer met Trump in Washington one day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy clashed in the Oval Office with the U.S. president, who has upended U.S. policy on Ukraine. European leaders agreed at their talks in London last Sunday to draw up a peace plan to present to Washington, and European Union leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence.

Source: The Times March 08, 2025 23:51 UTC