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Most of the papers focus on the latest in the Ukraine war, as peace talks between the US and Russia – but not Ukraine – begin in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The Guardian focuses on quotes from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who says he would consider deploying UK troops to Ukraine in the event of a lasting peace deal. But he says “there must be a US backstop, because a US guarantee is the only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again”.
The Times also focuses on Sir Keir urging the US to offer security guarantees to Ukraine. It says he will travel to Washington next week for talks with US President Donald Trump, making him the first European leader to do so. Senior UK government sources tell the paper Sir Keir will have “serious conversations” with Trump about the possibility of the US offering security guarantees. America’s Ukraine envoy has signalled willingness to consider offering such guarantees, the paper adds.
The Mirror calls it a “test of strength” for Sir Keir, as it pictures him and Trump facing each other. It says Sir Keir’s comments mark a “warning” to the US that it must help keep the peace in Ukraine. The Mirror adds that the prime minister also emphasized that Ukraine must be included in peace talks between the US and Russia.
The Daily Star reports that Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are “ditching vegan diets”. The paper hails it as the “age of the sausage”, and suggests the cost-of-living crisis could be part of the reason.
The cost-of-living crisis also features on the front of the Daily Express, which reports that up to nine million pensioners – or three out of four – lived in uncomfortably cold homes in January. It comes from figures from the charity Age UK, which is today delivering a petition to Downing Street demanding action, after the government cut back on who was eligible for winter fuel payment. Meanwhile the front page’s main picture is of the Princess of Wales, who shared sketches she and her children drew of themselves.
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