Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping sanctions to heap pressure on Russia and get President Vladimir Putin "not just to talk, but to make concessions".The Prime Minister said US President Donald Trump has "changed the global conversation" on Ukraine but that this provided an "opportunity" as world leaders marked the third anniversary of Russia's invasion.He repeated calls for Ukraine to have a seat at the table for any peace talks and for a US "backstop" to any peace agreement, which he is exp

Sir Keir Starmer has promised sweeping sanctions to heap pressure on Russia and get President Vladimir Putin "not just to talk, but to make concessions".The Prime Minister said US President Donald Trump has "changed the global conversation" on Ukraine but that this provided an "opportunity" as world leaders marked the third anniversary of Russia's invasion.He repeated calls for Ukraine to have a seat at the table for any peace talks and for a US "backstop" to any peace agreement, which he is expected to discuss with Mr Trump when he visits Washington later this week.