Starmer to host Zelenskyy and EU leaders for Ukraine talks
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for talks in Downing Street on Sunday to discuss support for Ukraine. The meeting follows a week of heightened hostilities and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rejection of Zelenskyy’s proposal for face-to-face talks on Moscow’s war. The UK and France are leading the “coalition of the willing” initiative to provide security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace process. A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, on Saturday, with no casualties immediately reported. In Ukraine, one person was killed and three wounded overnight in the Dnipropetrovsk region as Russian forces struck three districts nearly 30 times with drones and artillery. Putin on Friday rejected Zelenskyy’s proposal for talks on the four-year-old war, stating he saw “no point” in a meeting. Donald Trump said it would be “great” for the two to meet, but his attention has largely been on talks with Iran.
What’s reported
Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron, and Friedrich Merz for talks in Downing Street on Sunday.
The talks are to discuss support for Ukraine after a week of heightened hostilities.
Putin rejected Zelenskyy’s proposal for face-to-face talks on the war, saying he saw “no point.”
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted St Petersburg on Saturday; no casualties were immediately reported.
In Ukraine, one person was killed and three wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk region as Russian forces struck three districts nearly 30 times.
The UK and France are leading the “coalition of the willing” initiative for security guarantees for Ukraine.
Donald Trump said it would be “great” for Zelenskyy and Putin to meet, but his attention has been on talks with Iran.
On Wednesday, Starmer condemned Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine in a phone call with Zelenskyy.
Russian strikes earlier this week killed one person and injured 15, including three children.
Last month, Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a new security pact, which Starmer called a “generational uplift” in defence relations.
Key figures
Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President
Emmanuel Macron, French President
Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor
Vladimir Putin, Russian President
Donald Trump, former US President
Oleksandr Hanzha, regional head of Dnipropetrovsk
Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister
Sources: The Guardian
