"The most negative thing would be a gruesome sell-out of Ukraine and we get slapped with tariffs," says a source involved in working out the best moves for No 10 as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to head to the White House.

US President Donald Trump has said French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer "haven't done anything" to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of their visits to the White House next week.

I think Ukrainians are more worried than ever about the pressure they’re being put under and now, of course, supporters of President Trump - apologists for the way he works - say that he throws out verbal gambits to make people drop long-held positions to make a deal.

Donald Trump says France's Emmanuel Macron and UK PM Keir Starmer "haven't done anything" to end the war in Ukraine, ahead of visits from both leaders to the White House next week Speaking to Fox News,

President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for talks on Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump transforming American foreign policy and effectively tuning out European leadership as he looks to quickly end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Sir Keir Starmer will visit the White House next week, in what will be his first trip to the US since Donald Trump became president. After a week which has seen America's longstanding support for Ukraine up-ended,

Trump was joined at the White House by French President Emmanuel Macron for the meeting, and the two leaders were holding bilateral talks to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The talks come at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations,

Yesterday the US president called Zelensky a "dictator" and said Russia holds "the cards" in peace negotiations because it has "taken a lot of territory" Meanwhile the Kremlin reiterates that it would be "unacceptable" for Nato countries to deploy troops to Ukraine - UK PM Keir Starmer had said he was "ready" to put troops on the ground as part of any peace deal Looking ahead: Our correspondents will be answering your Ukraine questions tomorrow,

UK ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson appeared somewhat awkward when asked about Donald Trump's false claims Volodymyr Zelensky is a “dictator”. Lord Mandelson instead said Trump's speech was “very interesting” and that he was “looking forward” to Sir Keir Starmer's visit to the White House next week,

This is an audio transcript of the Political Fix podcast episode: ‘ ‘America is now an adversary’ ’ Lucy Fisher Hello, I’m Lucy Fisher, and this is Political Fix from the Financial Times. Welcome. Coming up: Keir Starmer is set to head to the White House next week.

As the Prime Minister heads to Washington for difficult talks, a former Trump official advises Starmer to make sure he takes him a good present