Donald Trump has claimed Sir Keir Starmer ‘didn’t do anything’ to end the Ukraine war – just days before he is due to welcome the Prime Minister to the White House.
The US President lashed out at Sir Keir and France’s Emmanuel Macron amid a transatlantic spat over Mr Trump branding Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky a ‘dictator’.
The comments riled both the PM and French President, who hit back at Mr Trump’s attack on the Ukrainian President and doubled down on their support for Kyiv.
Mr Macron also warned Mr Trump against being ‘weak’ with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, amid fears the US President has sided with Moscow ahead of peace talks.
The French President has beaten Sir Keir in a diplomatic race for a meeting with Mr Trump in Washington DC, following his return to the White House last month.
Mr Macron is expected to fly to America for talks with the US President on Monday, while the PM is set to head to the US later in the week.
But, ahead of their visits to meet Mr Trump, the US President has risked a fresh outbreak of tensions with Paris and London by slating their approach to Ukraine.
In an interview with Fox News, he said: ‘They didn’t do anything either [to end the war]. The war’s going on, no meetings with Russia, no nothing.’
He added: ‘Macron is a friend of mine, and I’ve met with the Prime Minister, he’s a very nice guy… [but] nobody’s done anything.’
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