Trump dodges plea from Britain's Starmer for Ukraine security guarantee

In the Oval Office, Starmer handed a letter of invitation from King Charles for a state visit. Trump accepted.

US President Donald Trump meeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC

US president Donald Trump said on Thursday that a minerals deal with Ukraine is the security guarantee Kyiv needs against Russia, brushing aside a plea from British prime minister Keir Starmer for a commitment of more US military support.

Starmer, who was meeting Trump at the White House for the first time since the US leader started his second term, turned on the charm, saying peace in Ukraine had only become possible because of Trump.