Former UK Foreign Secretary Reacts to Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Clash | Amanpour and Company

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is leading the way in Europe, trying to pick up the pieces of the rupture in the transatlantic alliance in what he is calling a "crossroads in history." In the course of one week, America has appeared to pivot in foreign policy, from an unprecedented vote with Russia at the United Nations to President Trump's angry exchange with Ukrainian President Zelensky in the Oval Office. On Sunday, Prime Minister Starmer hosted an emergency summit and announced that the U.K. and France were assembling a "coalition of the willing" to enforce a peace deal for Ukraine. The White House has signaled its approval of Europe's peace effort, but Starmer has made it clear that a peace plan will never succeed without a U.S. backstop. Sir Malcolm Rifkind was Foreign Secretary in John Major's government and joins the show to discuss.

Originally aired on March 3, 2025

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