Keir Starmer visits a military base to meet planners mapping out next steps in the Coalition of the Willing.Keir Starmer will launch an outspoken attack on Vladimir Putin on Thursday as talks to end the war in Ukraine drag on.The prime minister will say the Russian president “needs to show he is willing to play ball” as the US tries to broker a truce.Donald Trump accused Russia of “dragging their feet” after Putin said he was only willing to accept a ceasefire in the Black Sea if certain sanctions are lifted.Putin has also refused to sign up to a complete 30-day truce in the war, even though Ukraine has agreed to it.Starmer will travel to Paris on Thursday for another meeting of the “coalition of the willing”, the group of countries he is pulling together to help defend Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.The PM will say: “Unlike
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