The Paris meeting could also discuss defence spending in Europe, business secretary Jonathan Reynolds suggested, amid Mr Trump’s calls for it to double in many countries.
Keir Starmer to attend crisis meeting of European leaders after US president Donald Trump’s team made it clear they would be excluded from peace talks with Russia.
France is preparing to host the emergency meeting with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte following comments by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that the continent should form an “army of Europe” as it could not rely on the US for defence.
Donald Trump’s team has made clear Europe should not expect to be included in any negotiations to end the war, which started when Russia invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago.
The prime minister will take the messages from this meeting on the way forward on Ukraine to Washington DC the following week to discuss at a meeting with Mr Trump.
