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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer with their foreign ministers sign a wide-ranging ...

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend a signing ceremony of a wide-ranging bilateral ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, gestures during a trilateral meeting with Macron, center, and Merz, right, on board a train to Kyiv, in Shegyni, Ukraine, on May 9, 2025.

Starmer said European leaders agreed to boost their defence efforts to ensure "a strong peace, a just peace, a lasting peace" in Ukraine.

Besides Merz, attendees include US President Donald Trump (79), French President Emmanuel Macron (47), and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (62).

The treaty between Starmer and Merz is the product of 18 rounds of negotiations — three held in person in Berlin and two in London. We’re bringing the voice of Ukraine to the world.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday the EU should do a "quick and simple" trade deal with the United States rather than a "slow and complicated" one.

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