The pair are likely to discuss Donald Trump's US election win when they meet for Armistice Day events in Paris.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to discuss European security and the likely impact of a second Trump presidency as he holds talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
Trade will also be on the agenda, with Trump saying he will impose a blanket 20% tariff on imports into the US.Macron personally invited the prime minister, making Sir Keir the first British leader at the Champs-Élysées ceremony since Churchill in 1944. Among the topics likely to be discussed at their meeting later are Ukraine, the Middle East, migration and the government’s push for a “reset” of relations with the EU.
Questions have been raised following Trump's US presidential election victory about what his second term could mean for US support for Ukraine and Nato.The Kremlin denied a phone call took place, claiming the Washington Post's article "does not correspond at all to reality".UK Defence Secretary John Healey said if the reports of the call were correct "then President Trump is exactly right to warn Putin against escalation in Ukraine".
The UK and France have said backing Ukraine against Russia is essential when it comes to to protecting the European continent as a whole.
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