Downing Street has warned Donald Trump to be on his guard ahead of his crunch peace talks with Vladimir Putin .

The two presidents are due to meet in Alaska on Friday in an attempt to thrash out a deal to end Russia’s war with Ukraine .

But Keir Starmer’s official spokesman today used strong language to insist that nothing Putin says should be taken at face value.

He said: “ You can never trust President Putin as far as you can throw him.

“We will obviously support President Trump and European nations as we enter these negotiations.

“Any ceasefire cannot just be an opportunity for President Putin to go away, re-arm, restrengthen, and then go again.

“So we’re not going to leave it to trust. We’re going to ensure that we’re prepared such that we achieve a ceasefire.”

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