Latest war in Ukraine: Putin 'not a friend of Trump', says Ukrainian MP; Kiev claims another record day for Russian losses

Sir Keir Starmer is pushing for face-to-face talks with Joe Biden and will urge him to release a $20 billion aid package for Ukraine next week. The Telegraph reports.

Ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the prime minister hopes to speak to the outgoing president and convince him to increase aid to Ukraine.

This includes allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with Western-supplied Storm Shadow missiles.

Yesterday, Sir Keir and French President Emmanuel Macron also discussed putting Ukraine in the “strongest possible position going into winter”.

The meeting took place amid suggestions that Britain and France may try to convince Biden to allow Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles to attack Russia before he leaves the White House.

What are Storm Shadow Missiles?

The Storm Shadow was originally developed in the early 1990s as a project between Britain and France.

It was used in Iraq in 2003, while France, Italy and Britain used it in Libya in 2011.

The missiles have also been used to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been appealing to Western countries for these types of missiles for months, but the requests have been rejected, mainly by the US.

The missile has a strike capability of almost 300 kilometers, meaning Ukraine could potentially penetrate further into Russian territory.