Former MI6 chief reveals how Donald Trump could handle Russia, Iran and Europe

Britain must use its relationship with the US to take a procure out about at to shape its World peek (Picture: Getty Pictures)

Britain must use its “special relationship” with the US to take a procure out about at and affect Donald Trump’s stance on Ukraine and the Heart East, a faded head of MI6 has declared.

Sir Richard Dearlove said diplomats must “are attempting and de-Trump this a shrimp bit bit” and take his personality and reputation out of talks.

He added that the President-elect is more possible to take a “very refined” stance on Iran, adding the “theocrats” in Tehran “will be extraordinarily fearful about Trump’s election”.

However Sir Richard said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer must assemble closer ties with world leaders amid fears Europe could be weakened by the US withdrawing navy aid for Ukraine.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaks with Sir Keir Starmer (Picture: AP)

Sir Keir Starmer holds a bilateral assembly with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (Picture: Getty Pictures)

He told Times Radio: “The worrying thing about the administration at this point in time is its attitude to these foreign conflicts are not a great deal to do with us.

“We need, probably in the UK, to use our special relationship with the United States to enter a very practical dialogue with them on these issues and see if we have any influence over their policy at all.

“But relations with US administrations behind the scenes, even ones that are friendly and which we’re close to, take a great deal of hard work at a level below the president.

“And I think you’ve got to think about those perspective. Look, it’s much better if we sit down and think about Trump as POTUS 47, not Trump…Let’s try to de-Trump this a little bit.”

The Prime Minister congratulated Republican baby-kisser Mr Trump on a “historic election victory” after American voters returned him to the White Home on Wednesday.

And Downing Boulevard, which is seeking to assemble bridges with Mr Trump after his marketing campaign filed a fair complaint about Labour activists backing rival Kamala Harris, revealed Sir Keir and Mr Trump had spoken on Wednesday evening.

Many World leaders are preserving their breath to gaze how America’s stance on Ukraine and the Heart East adjustments under Mr Trump.

He said: “I think his approach is practical. Look, Nato member countries, generally speaking, have underspent on defence and relied too heavily on the US umbrella and US defence spending.

“The state of the world clearly indicates to member states now that we all have to up our game very significantly, not just 2.5 percent of GDP, higher than that, probably nearer three.

“And the UK included, Germany included, all the primary European nations.

“Now, if Trump, as it were, can force the hand of the European nations in terms of their defence policies to up their spending, Nato will benefit enormously.

“And let’s face it, those countries that sit directly on a border with Russia are already way down that track, Poland in particular.”

Sir Richard additionally revealed Mr Trump could set off Vladimir Putin over Ukraine.

Many in Kyiv concern the President-elect will desire Ukraine’s President Zelensky to quit some his territory to extinguish the struggle.

However the faded MI6 chief said: “The risk, of course, is that the lever he uses to force Zelensky to the table is the withdrawal of support, financial support and armament support to Ukraine.

“That’s extremely worrying. But we don’t actually know that’s what he’s going to do yet. And I think one should be, as I say, very careful. Zelensky’s had contacts with Trump.

“Maybe Trump, if Putin rejects his deal, will react very badly towards Putin. And there are all sorts of dimensions to this problem.”