British Prime Minister Starmer receives Zelensky, Macron and Merz in London. They discuss the end of the war in Ukraine and at the same time the current support for the country.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will receive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London on Monday. At the joint meeting, they will continue negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. The press agency PA Media informed about it on Saturday, writes TASR.
- Keir Starmer will receive Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz.
- They will discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
- Starmer will express Britain’s support for Ukraine.
- US and Ukrainian officials have been negotiating peace deals in Florida.
- Negotiations depend on Russia’s willingness for lasting peace and de-escalation.
Two weeks ago, the leaders of the four countries took part in a virtual meeting called the coalition of the willing called by Macron and Starmer. He plans to use the meeting in London to express Britain’s support for Ukraine. They will discuss, among other things, the ongoing talks between the American and Ukrainian representatives.
Negotiations in Florida
The special envoy of the US president, Steve Witkoff, and the son-in-law of the head of the White House, Jared Kushner, are also meeting with the chief Ukrainian negotiator, Rustem Umerov, and the chief of the general staff of the Ukrainian forces, Andriy Hnatov, in Florida on Saturday.
A statement released by the US State Department overnight on Saturday said both sides of the talks agreed that real progress towards any peace deal “depends on Russia’s willingness to demonstrate genuine interest in a lasting peace, including steps to de-escalate and stop the killing”.
