The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils a four-step plan to guarantee peace in Ukraine, after a summit with European leaders in London. Also: Israel blocks Gaza aid, and second commercial spacecraft lands on Moon.
What is the UK's new plan for peace in Ukraine?
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Andrew Peach and in the early hours of Monday the 3rd of March, these are our main stories. A new plan for Ukraine after a summit of European leaders in London. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer describes it as a crossroads in history. The UN humanitarian chief says Israel's suspension of aid into Gaza violates international law.
Also in this podcast, the Congolese women who took the Belgian government to court for forcibly separating them from their families and won.
We didn't know what to expect. I remember feeling really hot and nervous. That's when Madame Isha's phone rang and we were told we had won. It was a miracle.
And a US company has landed a spacecraft on the moon. It was, according to the British Prime Minister, a once-in-a-generation moment for the security of Europe, a summit of primarily European leaders to discuss the war in Ukraine.
It was arranged before the fractious meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday, but that extraordinary falling out gave it much more significance. After two hours of talks at Lancaster House in London, Zakir Starmer outlined the plan they'd agreed. including support for Ukraine with military aid and ensuring Ukraine's sovereignty and security.
He said they'd form a so-called coalition of the willing, which would then help preserve the peace if a deal was signed to end the war.
Not every nation will feel able to contribute, but that can't mean that we sit back. Instead, those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency. The UK is prepared to back this. With boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others, Europe must do the heavy lifting. But to support peace in our continent and to succeed, this effort must have strong U.S. backing.
We're working with the U.S. on this point after my meeting with President Trump last week. And let me be clear, we agree with the President on the urgent need for a durable peace. Now we need to deliver together. We are at a crossroads in history today. This is not a moment for more talk. It's time to act, time to step up and lead, and to unite around a new plan for a just and enduring peace.
For her part, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged a massive surge in defence spending in Europe.
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