London – Since British Prime Minister Kire Strmer meets with President Trump in the White House on Thursday, he is expected to try to provide “special relationships” for the Second World War, does not arise in the flames, as well as trying to play a friendly defense game on behalf of the weak economy.
Starmer also probably will do the case on the constant benefits of the US-European Collective Security after Mr. Trump's recent remarks, which question the US mutual defense as Russia's war in Ukraine Checks the cohesion of the alliance.
The Prime Minister may also appeal to Mr. Trump's recent attacks aimed at Elon Musk, a close advisor to the US president who supported the extreme right-wing leaders in Britain and other places in Europe, and urged Starme to resign.
In short, the British leader with mild upbringing was cut for him.
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“We want to strike on a new partnership. We share the opinion that our best days ahead,” St.
“The removal of the chainsaw is not quite my style, but we deprive the red tape and bureaucracy,” he said, immediately taking a delicate blow, at the same time trying to turn to Mr Trump's passion for the reduced government. “We reformed, allow, create things, reduce barriers for investment and growth, and we are open to a business open to investment, and we are determined to help us flourish in the UK.”
Britain, USA and Collective Security via NATO
Starmer did not arrive in Washington empty -handed. It flew to the wings of the proclamation just a few days earlier, that its government planned to reduce the cost of defense of the UK from the current 2.3% of GDP to 2.5% to 2027, which in his office exposed as the largest sustainable level of protection in the UK after the Cold War. After the next general election in the UK, Starmer left an open opportunity to increase the defense costs to 3%.
The timing of the Prime Minister's announcement were noticeable two days before meeting Mr. Trump. On the eve of the meeting, the White House official stated that the Trump administration was “very pleased” with the announcement of Starmer, but that he still wants NATO US allies to increase to 5% of his national GDP. This would be more proportionally than even the United States spent on defense, which in 2023 was approximately 3.4% of the US GDP.
Mr. Trump meant that the United States could overcome the NATO's historical collective defense agreement, known as Article 5, which states that if any member is attacking, it would be considered as an attack on all unless other member countries increase the cost of defense.
“I think it means there is security guarantees,” said St. Liabilities for help in defense of Ukraine Against any future Russian attack, when the ceasefire stopped to stop the current war. “I noted that we will play a full role. There should be support because otherwise I don't think it will restrain Putin. We are working on it. I have extensive discussions about it.”
The White House spokesman said the US assessed Starmer's readiness to consider sending British troops to help in peacekeeping efforts to perform a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, but Mr. Trump made it clear that any security guarantees for Ukraine could come from Europe.
“I'm not going to make security guarantees, very much,” Mr. Trump said this week. “We will do it in Europe because we say, Europe is their Nextdoor neighbor, but we're going to make sure everything will go well.”
British trade
Mr. Trump's tariff threats will also be on the agenda during a White House meeting on Thursday. 25% Tariff at all steel and aluminum According to him, he is imported to the US. Starmer can seek release.
Mr. Trump is meant a few weeks ago The fact that a unilateral trade agreement can work with the UK, if this does not happen, there is concern that some of the approximately 40,000 British jobs that are directly related to steel and aluminum production can be lost, and whole factories can close.
After the meeting with Mr. Trump, he planned to meet with several European leaders on Sunday, including heads of state from Germany, Italy and Poland. Starmer undoubtedly informs them of their talks with the US President.
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky may join them after he met Mr Trump in Washington on Friday, where he supposedly signs a financial transaction to share his country's mineral wealth with Washington, which Mr. Trump called “payback” for his assistance in the last three years.
