Strongest position sought for Ukraine moving into winter

SIR Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron discussed putting Ukraine in the "strongest possible position going into winter" as they met amid uncertainty over the future of US backing for Kyiv.

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In a show of European solidarity days after Donald Trump's election win, the two leaders held talks in Paris to mark Armistice Day and consider how best to continue supporting the wartorn country.

It comes amid suggestions that the UK and France could seek to persuade Joe Biden to grant Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadow missiles to strike into Russia before he leaves the White House.