ALLIES 'CALLING PUTIN OUT' WITH CEASEFIRE PRESSURE

SIR Keir Starmer has said that European allies “together with the US” are “calling Putin out”, as the pressure increases on Russia to accept an unconditional ceasefire.

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Speaking from Kyiv, the Prime Minister said that allies will “ramp up sanctions” if Russian president Vladimir Putin “turns his back on peace”, as he and allies backed plans for a 30-day ceasefire.

Sir Keir and his Ukrainian, French, German and Polish counterparts spoke to US President Donald Trump yesterday to update him on their progress on the so-called coalition of the willing.

It comes after Mr Trump promised "further sanctions" from the US and “partners” if any ceasefire is struck and then not respected.