https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/08/keir-starmer-first-nato-summit-ukraine-labour
Keir Starmer flies out this week to a turbulent Washington DC for a Nato summit aiming to emphasise the UK’s commitment to Ukraine at a time when the forthcoming US election puts the medium-term American position in question.
It is the new prime minister’s first international visit, four days after the election, and Starmer can expect to be feted by fellow leaders who are facing either, in the case of Joe Biden, an uncertain future or, in the case of France’s Emmanuel Macron or Germany’s Olaf Scholz, unpopularity at home.
A montage video of the Starmer’s first day in office pointedly included a segment where he told Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy that the change to a Labour government “makes no difference to the support you will see” from the UK in response to the Russian invasion.
To underline the point, John Healey, Labour’s new defence secretary announced a fresh package of military aid, consisting of high calibre ammunition, AS 90 artillery, and Brimstone ground attack missiles on an impromptu visit to Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa on his second working day in the job.
本周，基尔·斯塔默飞往动荡的华盛顿特区参加北约峰会，旨在强调英国对乌克兰的承诺，因为即将到来的美国大选使美国的中期立场受到质疑。
这是新任首相在选举四天后首次出访国外，斯塔默可能会受到其他领导人的欢迎。这些领导人要么像乔·拜登一样面临不确定的未来，要么如法国的埃马纽埃尔·马克龙或德国的奥拉夫·肖尔茨，在国内不受欢迎。
斯塔默上任第一天的剪辑视频中，有一段他告诉乌克兰的弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基，工党政府的上台“不会影响英国对俄罗斯入侵抵抗的支持”。
为了强调这一点，工党新任国防大臣约翰·希利（John Healey）上任第二天就马上访问了乌克兰南部港口敖德萨，并宣布了一项新的军事援助计划，包括大口径弹药、AS 90 火炮和硫磺对地攻击导弹。
