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Evening Standard
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Jessica Coates

What the papers say – February 17

Neil Henderson Sir Keir Starmer Vladimir Putin Ukraine Donald Trump Metro the Financial Times
A collection of British newspapers. - (PA Archive)

Ukraine takes centre stage on Monday’s front pages, with European leaders convening in Paris for an emergency security meeting ahead of the US and Russia beginning peace talks.

The Financial Times and the i lead on the emergency meeting of European leaders taking place in France on Monday.

Meanwhile, The Guardian says the talks lay bare a “transatlantic chasm” between European and American involvement in the peace talks. Ukraine was reportedly not invited to the preliminary negotiations between Russia and the United States.

Sir Keir Starmer is set to act as a “bridge” between Europe and US President Donald Trump amid the ongoing discussions, The Times reports.

The Daily Telegraph reveals the Prime Minister is willing to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine as part of any peace deal, and has urged other countries to do the same.

Metro leads on the latest from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling the conflict Vladimir Putin’s “war of fire and ice”.

The Daily Mail claims Sir Keir Starmer has “rejected” calls for extra defence spending ahead of his trip to Paris.

And The Sun takes aim at Chancellor Rachel Reeves, saying the Government has “splurged” on shrimp farms in Bangladesh instead of upping the military budget.

In other news, the Daily Star says a “subtropical surge” will send temperatures “rocketing” to 17C.

The Daily Express says farmers pushed to the “brink of despair” by changes to inheritance tax are calling charity hotlines in record numbers.

The Independent splashes on warnings from the construction industry, which says Labour’s plan to tackle the housing crisis is “unachievable” and the industry will not have enough workers to meet demand.

Lastly, the Daily Mirror splashes on BBC star Victoria Derbyshire urging people to get early breast cancer screenings.

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