Biden, U.K.'s Starmer meet to discuss wars in Ukraine, Gaza
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President Joe Biden hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Friday to discuss the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. It marked the pair’s second sit-down at the White House since the British leader took office earlier this year. The meeting came as questions are building over whether the two leaders will allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles provided by the U. S. and U.
K. to strike deeper into Russian territory. With speculation swirling around whether such a move could be coming, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a fresh threat on Thursday, saying such a decision would mean the U. S. and NATO are at war with Russia.
Meanwhile, the war in Gaza was also expected to be a key topic of discussion as the U. S. , along with Egypt and Qatar, are scrambling to try to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal; Britain last week announced it was suspending shipments of some weapons to Israel over the possibility they could be used to breach humanitarian laws.