Starmer insisted any peace plan for Ukraine must have American security guarantees and said the plan is currently being developed on the basis that “it will have U.S. backing.”— Starmer announced around $2 billion in funding for Ukraine to buy more than 5,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European nations needed a security guarantee, or backstop, from the United States to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine again if a peace deal is agreed.

Germany's outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to London on Sunday to participate in a meeting of European Union leaders to discuss their response to Donald Trump's push for peace in Ukraine, a government spokesperson said on Friday.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed the importance of the U.S. and Europe in securing peace in Ukraine.