SIR KEIR STARMER said peace in Ukraine should be backed by a coalition of Nato troops as he slapped further sanctions on the Kremlin on the third anniversary of the war today.

The Prime Minister said US President Donald Trump has provided an “opportunity” by starting peace talks with Russia without involving Ukraine or European states, though Britain had opposed talks before the US U-turn.

He told world leaders in Kiev: “President Trump has changed the global conversation over the last few weeks, and it has created an opportunity. Now we must get the fundamentals right.