Mr. Trump and Starmer are anticipated to debate a spread of points Thursday, together with commerce. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump mentioned Starmer’s authorities is hoping to barter “a little bit better deal” to ease commerce restrictions together with U.S. tariffs.
The leaders are anticipated to formally announce a U.S.-U.Okay. “Technology Prosperity Deal,” boosting ties in AI, quantum computing, and nuclear vitality, with corporations together with Google, Microsoft and Nvidia on board to formalize some $42 billion of investments within the U.Okay. — a part of a a lot bigger funding settlement between the 2 nations.
The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are additionally more likely to come up, as Starmer has joined a number of different nations in asserting plans to acknowledge a Palestinian state if Israel fails to satisfy sure circumstances, together with agreeing to a ceasefire with Hamas and letting in additional humanitarian help.
President Trump shakes arms with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the Trump Turnberry golf membership, July 28, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland.
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On the warfare in Ukraine, Starmer and different European leaders have pushed Mr. Trump to take a tougher line on Vladimir Putin, who’s blown previous a sequence of deadlines issued by the president for Putin to satisfy instantly with Ukraine’s chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy to barter a ceasefire.
Mr. Trump has not too long ago mentioned “it takes two to tango,” suggesting he might nonetheless impose new sanctions towards Russia, however he mentioned America’s NATO allies first needed to halt all purchases of Russian vitality.
By Tucker Reals and Sara Cook dinner
