Overview
- The UK prime minister spoke by phone with the U.S. president on 24 January, according to an official readout.
- Both leaders said they want progress toward a sustainable ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
- Starmer stressed that international partners must keep supporting Ukraine’s defense while diplomacy continues.
- They discussed strengthening security in the Arctic, which Starmer described as an absolute priority for his government.
- Starmer honored British and American troops who fought together in Afghanistan, and both sides reaffirmed the enduring UK–US relationship with plans to speak again soon.