*    In posts on social media today, **Vance** claimed his comment was misunderstood and that he was not referring to Britain or France. (See ) But some MPs have continued to criticise him despite the vice president’s attempt to clarify what he meant. **James Cleverly**, a former Tory foreign secretary, told Times Radio:

> The only time in the history of Nato where article 5 has been invoked is in the immediate response of 9/11, an attack on the United States of America. The United States of America’s friends and allies, including the UK and including France, rallied to their support and British service personnel lost their lives supporting America. We stand by America all through those 20 years, putting in exactly the same contribution. And alright, they may be six times bigger, but we did our bit. On this one, JD is wrong.
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> We are all on the same page in relation to what we want to achieve, which is a secure and durable peace for Ukraine. We will continue to work intensively to bring US and Ukraine back together.



Updated at 12.52 EST

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> The prime minister updated on his discussion with President Trump last night. It was vital that all parties worked towards a lasting and secure peace for Ukraine as soon as possible, the prime minister added.
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> Turning to President Zelenskyy’s  for further diplomatic efforts to achieve the swiftest possible end to the war, the prime minister welcomed President Zelenskyy’s steadfast commitment to securing peace.
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> Underscoring that any peace for Ukraine needed to be lasting and secure, the prime minister said no one wanted peace more than Ukraine.
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> The leaders agreed to stay in close touch in the coming days.



Updated at 12.15 AM EST

*   British are overwhelmingly critical of the way Donald Trump is handling Ukraine, according to  by YouGov.

This helps to explain why the crisis has been so difficult for Reform UK, which in the past was happy present itself as the British version of Trump’s Maga movement, and why the  are increasingly vocal in attacking Trump and his administration.



Updated at 11.36 AM EST

*   Ukrainian president **Volodymyr Zelenskyy** has said he is ready to sign a minerals and security agreement with the United States and to work under president Donald Trump’s “strong leadership”. **Tom Ambrose** has the details on our Ukraine live blog.

*   Zelenskyy says he is ‘ready to work under Trump’s strong leadership’ to negotiate Ukraine peace deal – Europe live



Updated at 10.57 AM EST
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