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[ 27-02-2025 ]
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[ International Relations ]
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[ U.K ]
      [https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c625ex282zzt

      Europe should provide security guarantees for Ukraine, Trump says ahead of Starmer talks
      'No way' Starmer's defence plan will impress Trump, says former diplomacy head
      Edited by Rorey Bosotti and Barbara Tasch, with Chris Mason reporting from Washington DC
      27/02/2025

      There is "no way" UK PM Keir Starmer's new baseline for defence spending will satisfy US President Donald Trump, Lord Simon McDonald, the UK's former head of the diplomatic service, says.

      McDonald says the pledge to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP by the next parliament will "be treated as a baseline".

      "There is no way that will satisfy the president."

      McDonald notes that, when the pair met for dinner in September last year, Trump referred to Starmer as his friend. This meeting is "a basis on which they can build," McDonald tells the BBC.

      He also says that the British Royal Family is "a card that only Starmer can play" during the talks.

      Trump has expressed admiration for British royals, with one of the highlights of his first presidency being his state visit to Buckingham Palace.

      McDonald believes these elements will help Starmer present a compelling case to Trump during their private talks.

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