The Prime Minister’s declaration that we are entering an “era of hard power” ahead of his trip to the US to meet with Mr Trump takes centre stage in the Daily Mail, while Sir Keir said we cannot hide from the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Daily Mirror.
Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement of an increase in military spending is the biggest since the Cold War, according to The i Paper, while The Independent says the Prime Minister has bowed to US President Donald Trump in making the decision.
The Daily Telegraph also focuses on the spending increase, saying Chancellor Rachel Reeves has called on European allies to follow suit on a bid to secure peace in Ukraine.
And the Daily Star says former prime minister Boris Johnson has called out President Trump for saying Mr Zelensky is a “dictator”.
A deal between Kyiv and Washington on Ukrainian minerals could be signed on Friday with president Volodomyr Zelensky expected to fly to the US, reports The Times.
