Starmer turns to N Ireland peace broker in quest for US backstop in Ukraine

After British Prime Minister Sir Care Starmer praised the “extraordinary progress” in the United States and Ukraine after the discussion between the United States and Ukraine, his allies were quick to highlight the main role behind the screen of Jonathan Paul, the architect of the peace process in Northern Ireland.

National Protection Advisor to Downing Street – A senior of the Tony Blair era – has been deployed to help in smooth discussions that were completely broken a few days ago.

PowellWhitehall circles have tribute to the Chief of Staff in Northern Ireland for a decade of Blair, the Whitehol circle in Northern Ireland, the hard line in northern Ireland leads the deal to the Good Friday in the 1998 Good Friday.

Starmar-who has hosted a video meeting of leaders from about two dozen countries from a “coalition coalition” on Saturday-he returned to Powell to try to win US military support for a Ukraine-led peace guarantee force, an equally sad task.

Powell has already created serious air miles and has developed a lot of relationships, and to meet the Atlantic several times in recent months to meet the US equivalent Mike Waltz and other senior personalities of the Trump administration.

Last weeketel Powell traveled to Ukrainian President Vloadimir Jelnsky and his Chief of Staff Andri Yarmak to work with a written proposal to meet the interval between Ukraine and the United States.

British officials said the discussion was concentrated on the exchange of prisoners, the release of the detained civilians and the ceasefire for the return of the children, the building system of confidence.

Ukraine also agreed to sign a mineral agreement with the United States, and Zelnsky was leaning towards the knee with Trump, thanked the United States for supporting the United States, and the Washington accepted the peace plan that British officials acknowledged that he was “the only game in the city”.

This Friday, Powell will fly to Washington again to try to convince Waltz that the Trump administration has to play a “backstop” role in ensuring lasting peace in Ukraine.

The purpose is to start a stage discussion of the stage and to finally help guarantee peace in strategic places away from the controversial regions of British and French troops between international forces.

Powell will talk to the European part and Waltz on Friday.

Earlier this month, the UK’s Defense Secretary John Hilli and the US equivalent Pete Haggsith ended without any agreement.

Starmar has warned that a European forces in Ukraine will not be able to prevent Vladimir Putin from “coming again”, except US intelligence, surveillance and air cover. Yet Trump has not yet shown any sign of obligation.

A British official said, “This is a cropshot,” if Trump wants to guess what he can do. Another said: “It would be wrong to say that there was a movement on the US backstop but we were still talking.”

However, even at this stage was a diplomatic achievement. After being tied to the Oval Office of Jensky with Trump late last month, there was disappointment in London about the possibility of peace.

A UK official said that Gelnsky had failed to concentrate on British and French advice to use the gratitude and flattery to win against Trump, “he was stupid.” Both French President Emmanuel Macron and Starmar deployed these strategies at a more successful meeting with Trump at the beginning of the week.

Since this conflict – who established the charity inter -median in the 21st to gain his experience in the discussion of peace in Northern Ireland – he advises Zelnsky on how to repair the damage.

Powell has been painful to tell colleagues that it is a joint attempt with the so -called E3 parts of Germany and France, who will also meet Waltz in Washington on Friday, but his experience is important.

Powell, whose self-sufficiency talent is a valuable diplomatic tool, enlightens the experience he has come with. He told colleagues, “We have operated with the youth last time,” he mentioned that when he started working for Blair in the sixties, he was only 5 years old.

Powell traveled to Washington with Morgan McSwini in December last December to discuss with Trump’s transition team.

Last month, he returned to the US capital to discuss a voyage of issues with Waltz with the UK’s proposed agreement with Mauritius in the Chagos Islands in the future, which is involved in the protection of an important military bases in the US-UK at Diego Garcier’s Atol.

Starmer was the special envoy to the UK Prime Minister about the discussion with Powell Mauritius before he made him a national security adviser.

His agreement was widely criticized by Britain’s conservative opponents – but after meeting with Starmer, the criticism has declined after Trump’s public support at the Oval Office last month.

John McTurne, a former political secretary of Blair, who worked closely with Powell while Downing Street Chief of Staff, recalled his important role in the Northern Ireland peace process and said that he was “as modest as he was.”

He added that Powell’s “Political Smarts, his sense of humor and his personal humility have made such an impact because of his diplomatic experience.”