{"id":144242,"date":"2025-03-04T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T08:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/?p=144242"},"modified":"2025-03-05T09:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:33:25","slug":"senior-conservative-mp-says-uk-must-consider-possibility-trump-is-a-russian-asset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news\/2025\/03\/04\/senior-conservative-mp-says-uk-must-consider-possibility-trump-is-a-russian-asset\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Conservative MP says UK must consider possibility \u2018Trump is a Russian asset\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A senior Conservative MP has said it is time to consider the \u201cpossibility\u201d that the US president is a Kremlin asset.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Graham Stuart, a former Foreign Office minister, issued the comment in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s decision to pause all military aid to Ukraine. The extraordinary move comes as the US administration seeks to pressure Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree to an unconditional ceasefire with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>A White House official said late on Monday night: \u201cPresident [Trump] has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also launched a fresh attack on Zelenskyy in a statement on social media. The Ukrainian president \u201cwon\u2019t be around very long\u201d if he does not commit to a ceasefire soon, he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on developments, Stuart posted to X: \u201cWe have to consider the possibility that president Trump is a Russian asset.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf so, Trump&#8217;s acquisition is the crowning achievement of [Vladimir] Putin\u2019s FSB career \u2014 and Europe is on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stance echoes the position advocated by Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, who told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/the-commons-latest\/\">House of Commons<\/a> on Monday that the UK needs to \u201creduce our dependency on the United States\u201d as he fears \u201cthat president Trump is not a reliable ally with respect to Russia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><i>***Politics.co.uk is the UK\u2019s leading digital-only political website. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/subscribe\/\"><i>Subscribe to our daily newsletter<\/i><\/a><i> for all the latest news and analysis.***<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/tag\/keir-starmer-2\/\">Keir Starmer<\/a> has attempted to act as a bridge between the United States and Europe, having hosting a summit of nineteen leaders, including EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Nato chief Mark Rutte, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing MPs yesterday, the prime minister insisted the UK government will not \u201cchoose between\u201d the US and Europe, as it attempts to secure a lasting, sustainable peace in Ukraine.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Starmer said: \u201cI do want to be crystal clear. We must strengthen our relationship with America for our security, for our technology, for our trade and investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister suggested that those who wish to pick sides between Europe and the United States are \u201cunserious\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe will never choose between either side of the Atlantic. In fact, if anything, the past week has shown that that idea is totally unserious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause while some people may enjoy the simplicity of taking a side, this week has shown with total clarity that the US is vital in securing the peace we all want to see in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish National Party and Conservative shadow minister Alicia Kearns have called for the invitation to Trump from the king for a second state visit to be rescinded, in light of the US president and Zelenskyy\u2019s calamitous White House meeting on Friday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Starmer rejected those demands on Monday and warned MPs that any solution to Ukraine and European security would need to be achieved by working \u201cmore closely\u201d with the US president.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/tag\/kemi-badenoch\/\">Kemi Badenoch<\/a> has described the US president&#8217;s decision to pause aid to Ukraine as \u201cprofoundly worrying\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She said in a post on X: \u201cIt is clear that Britain and Europe must re-arm much faster if we want to provide Ukraine with more than just warm words of support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must work to keep America in, and Russia out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Josh Self is Editor of Politics.co.uk, follow him on Bluesky <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/josh-self.bsky.social\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Politics.co.uk is the UK\u2019s leading digital-only political website. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/subscribe\/\"><i>Subscribe to our daily newsletter<\/i><\/a><i> for all the latest news and analysis.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior Conservative MP has said it is time to consider the \u201cpossibility\u201d that the US president is a Kremlin asset.\u00a0 Graham Stuart, a former Foreign Office minister, issued the comment in response to Donald Trump\u2019s decision to pause all military aid to Ukraine. 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