Angela Rener says

The Deputy Prime Minister has said that the US would not have “derailed” in Ukraine after suspended military assistance to the country.

Angela Rener said that the Prime Minister was “laser focused” and will continue “dialogues” with both President Donald Trump and Europe.

He said that it was a “a very serious moment” in the war and emphasized the Britain, focusing on supporting Ukraine, with its European colleagues.

The US President decided to free the US military support for Ukraine on Monday after a meeting with his top team members.

The US is still the largest individual donor of military aid in Ukraine, which provides weapons, equipment and financial assistance.

Between the beginning of 2022 and the end of 2024, according to the German think tank The Kail Institute, it gave $ 69BN (£ 54.6BN) in military aid.

A few hours after Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelansky, it was decided that the end of the war with Russia is “very, far away”.

The pair had an explosive spat at the Oval Office last Friday, in which Zelansky left the White House, before the proposed deal was signed on sharing Ukrainian minerals with American companies.

On Monday, the White House announced that it is “reviewing” the delivery of outer and other equipment to Ukraine for “to ensure” it is contributing to a solution “.

Reacting to the verdict, Rener told the BBC that the Trump administration wanted Europe to step up and became clear about his intentions to end the war in Ukraine.

Rener said that the Prime Minister was also “laser-centered on peace”.

“He will not derail the announcements,” Rener told Radio 4’s Today program.

“He will continue that dialogue with our oldest and strongest colleague, America and European partners and with Ukraine.”

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the UK and Europe should be “rapidly” after the US announcement.

He said: “The news of overnight is that the US is stopping military aid in Ukraine.”

Over the weekend, Sir Keir hosted a summit of Western leaders, as they scramble to shape peace talks and smooth the fragmented relationship between Trump and Zelanski.

The UK and France are playing a major role and both have committed to send soldiers to Ukraine under a proposal.

But in addition to increasing spending on defense, there is no consensus on the plan to end the war between European leaders.

A UK government spokesperson said: “We are fully committed to achieving a permanent peace in Ukraine and engaged in support of this effort with key colleagues.

“It is right to do, and we are interested in doing so.”