Keir Starmer's Trump trip is almost upon us - and the stakes could not be higher

Donald Trump re-establishing diplomatic ties with Vladimir Putin has upended the West's approach to the Ukraine war, as the US president pushes for a peace deal. It provides quite the backdrop for Keir Starmer's first visit to the Trump White House.

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