{"id":1409370,"date":"2026-07-16T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1409370"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:48:07","slug":"starmer-putin-wanted-our-support-to-fail-it-s-getting-stronger-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/starmer-putin-wanted-our-support-to-fail-it-s-getting-stronger-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer: Putin Wanted Our Support to Fail \u2014 It&#8217;s Getting Stronger Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Russian President Vladimir Putin had bet on Western support for Ukraine collapsing, but that bet has failed, as backing for Kyiv continues to grow, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to a question from <strong>FREE\u0414\u041e\u041c<\/strong> correspondent Oleh Borysov on how to increase pressure on Putin, Starmer said the Russian leader&#8217;s expectations have not materialized.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Putin wanted our support to fail. He was wrong \u2014 it is strengthening every day,&#8221; Starmer said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a joint press conference, Starmer said unity and resolve among allies remain essential to forcing Putin to end the war.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Unity and determination among the allies are what will force Putin to end this war,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed to new formats of cooperation among Ukraine&#8217;s partners, including the so-called &#8220;coalition of the willing,&#8221; which he said is designed to provide Ukraine with long-term security guarantees.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starmer added that Russia is already under mounting economic pressure from sanctions and restrictions targeting its shadow fleet, noting that the UK is actively working to detain such vessels.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The last six months have been a turning point,&#8221; Starmer said, citing intensified Ukrainian pressure on the front line, more effective long-range strikes deep into Russian territory, and sanctions that have begun to bite harder.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He concluded that pressure on Russia must be sustained and increased.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-ukraine-s-pressure-on-russia-is-increasing-calls-within-russia-to-end-the-war\/\">Zelenskyy: Ukraine\u2019s Pressure on Russia Is Increasing Calls Within Russia to End the War<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Russian President Vladimir Putin had bet &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1409377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,53,55,50],"tags":[76,78,72926,72927,72928],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1409370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid","tag-peace-talks","tag-sanctions-on-russia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Starmer: Putin Wanted Our Support to Fail \u2014 It&#039;s Getting Stronger Every Day - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/starmer-putin-wanted-our-support-to-fail-it-s-getting-stronger-every-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Starmer: Putin Wanted Our Support to Fail \u2014 It&#039;s Getting Stronger Every Day - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Russian President Vladimir Putin had bet ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/starmer-putin-wanted-our-support-to-fail-it-s-getting-stronger-every-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-16T12:48:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-16T12:48:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/photo_2026-07-16_14-32-53-820x473.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/starmer-putin-wanted-our-support-to-fail-it-s-getting-stronger-every-day\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/starmer-putin-wanted-our-support-to-fail-it-s-getting-stronger-every-day\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Starmer: Putin Wanted Our Support to Fail \u2014 It&#8217;s Getting Stronger Every Day\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-16T12:48:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-16T12:48:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/starmer-putin-wanted-our-support-to-fail-it-s-getting-stronger-every-day\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":251,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/starmer-putin-wanted-our-support-to-fail-it-s-getting-stronger-every-day\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/photo_2026-07-16_14-32-53.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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