President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for talks on Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump transforming American foreign policy and effectively tuning out European leadership as he looks to quickly end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would increase annual defence spending to 2.5 per cent of gross domestic product by 2027 and target a three per cent level last seen decades ago,

"The most negative thing would be a gruesome sell-out of Ukraine and we get slapped with tariffs," says a source involved in working out the best moves for No 10 as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to head to the White House.

I think Ukrainians are more worried than ever about the pressure they’re being put under and now, of course, supporters of President Trump - apologists for the way he works - say that he throws out verbal gambits to make people drop long-held positions to make a deal.

Sir Keir Starmer is set to visit the White House on Thursday for his first meeting with US president Donald Trump since he was re-elected. It’s will likely be the biggest diplomatic challenge of the prime minister’s tenure so far as Russia’s war in Ukraine tops the agenda.

The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

Trump is set to host French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be at the White House on Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump will host meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday and with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said.

UK leader Keir Starmer makes a high-stakes visit to the White House on Thursday to try to convince US President Donald Trump to provide security guarantees for Ukraine as part

Trump was joined at the White House by French President Emmanuel Macron for the meeting, and the two leaders were holding bilateral talks to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The talks come at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations,