🚨Keir Starmer's plan to act as “a bridge” between Ukraine & US to salvage peace talks 👇🏼

1/ UK to work with France to draw up plan with Ukraine - including peacekeeping forces on ground - and present it to Donald Trump. 

2/ PM and Macron will try to build a “coalition of the willing” of European countries which are ready to step up in event of ceasefire, with others to follow.

3/ Brits will continue talks with White House about exactly what security guarantees US might provide - Trump has suggested economic, but Europe wants military back up (eg fast jets/ logistic support).

4/ Starmer believes US would ‘have the backs’ of Nato troops on ground, because of his recommitment to article 5 during talks. But remains unclear.