Starmer, Zelenskyy urge ‘focus’ on Ukraine as Iran war diverts attention

As the leaders of UK and Ukraine meet, Turkiye’s top diplomat Hakan Fidan reiterates his country’s offer to host Russia-Ukraine talks.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London to sign a new defence pact as the unfolding US-Israeli war on Iran threatened to divert international attention away from Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.

Starmer welcomed Zelenskyy at his official Downing Street residence on Tuesday, reassuring the Ukrainian leader that “the focus must remain on Ukraine”, days after the US partially rolled back sanctions against Moscow to cool oil prices sent soaring by its attacks on Iran.

Starmer, Zelenskyy urge ‘focus’ on Ukraine as Iran war diverts attention

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