Putin: I won’t allow Starmer’s plan for troops in Ukraine
The Independent reports the Russian president has shot down plans from the prime minister to send British troops into Ukraine in a peacekeeping role. The front page reports the US and Russia have begun negotiating the end of the war, but have left Ukraine and the rest of Europe – including the UK – out of the discussions.
The paper features an image of the Russian FM and his US counterpart in what it calls a “historic handshake.”