“We have indeed agreed it with a number of good amendments and see it as a positive outcome,” the official tells the BBC – the White House has not commented… senior Ukrainian official says the US and Ukraine have agreed the terms of a minerals deal –
Details about what’s included in the revised draft remain unclear, though initial reports suggest it’s yet to be signed
Earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said a “dangerous new era” was behind his decision to boost UK defence spending and cut the aid budget
In a Downing Street news conference, he said: “Putin’s aggression does not stop in Ukraine. Russian spy ships menace our waters, Russian planes enter our airspace, Russian cyber attacks hit our NHS… we can’t hide from this”
Starmer told Parliament the UK would increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by a cutting aid spending to 0.3% of national income
