Bloomberg reported on Starmer's plans to urge Europe to increase defense spending.

As noted in the publication, carefully prepared speeches in support of Ukraine in order to convince the president USA Donald Trump agreeing to security guarantees will not be enough.

"Keir Starmer will tell European leaders that they need to face the "harsh reality" and increase defense spending, as the British prime minister tried to use his line in the White House to prevent the collapse of the transatlantic alliance over Ukraine," the agency reports.

It is noted that the actions of European politicians have recently been aimed at demonstrating to the United States that Europe has weight and should participate in negotiations on Ukraine.

Western wounds: the US again failed to show solidarity with Europe on the Ukraine issue

For what some EU leaders went to Kiev on February 24, and Macron went to Washington, DC

On February 25, Starmer announced that the summit on the conflict in Ukraine will take place on March 2 in the UK. They will also discuss common European security. On February 27, it became known that the summit on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict representatives from 18 countries are invited.