The leaders of Britain and France are spearheading a desperate diplomatic drive to shore up Europe’s security, bolster Ukraine’s defenses and ensure the Trump administration doesn’t seek a ceasefire on terms that reward Moscow for invading its neighbor.

Prime Minister Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are pushing for a ‘Europe Plus’ coalition to protect Ukraine in the event of a peace deal. It comes after US leader Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky locked horns over the war with Trump doubling down on his demand of Ukraine to ‘cut a deal or we’re out’.

He stated that Europe would double its military aid to Ukraine and increase economic pressure on Russia. “We [UK] have increased our support to a record level, and on Saturday [March 1], we also agreed to a new GBP2.