Britain reacts to Vance’s threat to withdraw from talks on the war in Ukraine

Britain assured that they would never leave Ukraine.

The UK has said that Ukraine must decide its own future after US Vice President J.D. Vance said his country would walk out of talks if a peace agreement with Russia is not reached, The Telegraph and Le Monde reported .

“We support the US efforts to put an end to the war for the long term. I think that’s what we all want. Ultimately, Ukraine must decide its own future. We will never walk away from Ukraine,” said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s press secretary in a comment to reporters.

As reported by The Guardian , the spokesman also stressed that the UK remains “absolutely committed” to ensuring “a just and lasting peace in Ukraine” after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio refused to participate in the talks in London today, April 23.

When asked if Starmer was disappointed by the decision, the spokesman said:

“Today, there will be significant technical meetings with European, American and Ukrainian officials on how to stop the fighting and end Putin’s illegal invasion.”

The spokesperson added that on April 22, British Foreign Secretary David Lemmy had “a productive conversation with Rubio, who confirmed that the United States looks forward to meaningful and positive technical meetings in London today.”

“As you know, we remain absolutely committed to securing a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and these talks today are an important part of that,” he added.

(C)UNIAN 2025