LONDON UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised EU progress Friday at the European Council as a historic step forward in Europe’s efforts to address the crisis in Ukraine. Starmer spoke with the president of the European Council, the head of the European Commission and the leaders of Canada, Türkiye, Norway and Iceland, according to a statement from 10 Downing Street. He underscored the importance of closer collaboration between the EU, its partners and the collective defense "industrial base as