UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to gather with Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the British leader’s 10 Downing St residence
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a blaze following a drone attack to a residential building in Okhtyrka, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on Monday. PIC/AFP
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was set to meet the French, German and British leaders in London on Monday as Kyiv’s European allies try to strengthen Ukraine’s hand in thorny talks on a US-backed plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to gather with Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the British leader’s 10 Downing St residence.
Zelenskyy said late Sunday that his talks with European leaders this week in London and Brussels will focus on security, air defence and long-term funding for Ukraine’s war effort. The leaders are working to ensure that any ceasefire is backed by solid security guarantees both from Europe and the US to deter Russia from attacking again.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed Zelenskyy “hasn’t read” a US-authored peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump was critical of Zelenskyy after US and Ukrainian negotiators completed three days of talks on Saturday aimed at trying to narrow differences on the US administration’s proposal. Trump suggested that the Ukrainian leader was holding up the talks from moving forward.
As diplomatic efforts continued, Russian forces continued to assault Ukraine over the weekend. At least four people were killed in drone and missile strikes on Sunday. Meanwhile, Russian air defences destroyed 67 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Monday. The drones were shot down over 11 Russian regions, it said.
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