Most of the papers focus on the latest papers in the Ukrainian war, as peace talks between the United States and Russia – but not Ukraine – began Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. The guardian focused on quotation marks from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who said he would consider deploying British troops to Ukraine if a lasting peace agreement was reached. But he said: “There must be a backseat for the United States, because the United States promises to be the only way to effectively prevent Russia from attacking Ukraine again.”
The Times also focused on Sir Kyle urging the United States to provide security assurances to Ukraine. It said he will travel to Washington next week to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, which made him the first European leader. Senior British government sources said Sir Kyle will have a “serious conversation” with Trump, explaining the possibility of the United States providing security assurances. The document added that the U.S. envoy to Ukraine expressed willingness to consider providing such a guarantee.
The mirror calls it Sir Kyle’s “Strength Test” because it portrays him and Trump face each other. It said Sir Kyle’s comments marked a “warning” from the United States that it must help keep peace in Ukraine. Mirror added that the Prime Minister also stressed that Ukraine must be included in peace talks between the United States and Russia.
The subway said it was a “strong offensive” and the prime ministers have begun a mission to support Ukraine as it “keeps the next door” of peace talks. The Prime Minister also said that the world is in a “generational moment” to curb Putin’s threat.
The Financial Times focused on the speech of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said that if Ukraine did not participate, his country would not recognize the outcome of these peace talks. Russia will “return from the cold” in Riyadh on Tuesday after Ukrainian invasion. The paper added that the U.S. said the purpose of the negotiations was to determine that “the Russians were serious if they ended the war on the same page.”
My newspaper focuses on Sir Kyle’s advice, and he will consider sending troops to Ukraine as part of the European peacekeeping force. The former defense minister told My Newspaper that the UK’s deployment to Ukraine would be “larger than in Afghanistan”, which made the newspaper suggest that the UK may need to see more cuts to afford the additional defense spending.
But the Daily Telegraph said the situation was different from some European leaders in sending troops to Ukraine – Germany was particularly reluctant. It quoted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as saying the idea was “totally premature” and “highly inappropriate”, and he was “a little annoyed”. It said that with the emergence of the division, Scholz left the talks in Paris as early as possible. Meanwhile, the main picture of the paper is Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who has arrived in Ethiopia to meet with business representatives. Under the title “March Reiner,” the report said she was accused of “excellent, ignoring her brief.”
The Daily Mail is not Ukraine, but focuses on the speech of conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who warned yesterday that Western values are threatened by “toxic” awakening ideology. The paper says she initiated a defense of freedom of speech, free markets and rule of law in a fierce speech at the right-wing conference. According to the email, she mentioned Sir Kyle’s knees bent to support the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 and said people must “get out of their knees and start fighting for the West.”
The Daily Star reported that Generation Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) is a “stripped vegetarian diet.” The paper calls it the “Sausage Age” and suggests that the cost of living crisis may be part of the cause.
The crisis of cost of living is also ahead of the Daily Express, which reported that in January, as many as 9 million pensioners (or three-quarters) lived in uncomfortable cold homes. It comes from the British charity era figures, and today’s petition to Downing Street demand action after the government cuts down on those who qualify for winter fuel payments. Meanwhile, the main picture on the front page is the Princess of Wales, who shares her sketches of her and her children.
