From 7h ago 03.53 EDT Ukraine cause akin to second world war allies, Starmer says before Trump-Putin Alaska talks Ukraine is fighting for the same values as the allies did in the second world war, Keir Starmer has said before a summit in Alaska between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. Addressing a reception in Downing Street, including veterans, to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, which marked the allies’ defeat of Japan, the prime minister said: I sat on this terrace this very morning with President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy, who is fighting for the same values...