Earlier on Friday the Prime Minister spoke to Mr Zelensky and reiterated the UK’s position on a Nato spot for Ukraine, in an intervention that contrasts with Washington’s position that membership for Kyiv is not a realistic prospect.
The war in Ukraine has dominated the agenda as global leaders gathered in Munich for a security conference, in the week that US President Donald Trump said he has agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to start “negotiations” to end the conflict.
“We are some way from a negotiated peace” between Russia and Ukraine, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has suggested, as Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants “security guarantees” ahead of peace talks.
In a readout of his conversation with Mr Zelensky, a Downing Street spokeswoman said: “The Prime Minister began by reiterating the UK’s concrete support for Ukraine, for as long as it’s needed.
Mr Lammy also met the widow of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny at the gathering, nearly a year on from his death, as Britain announced fresh sanctions on key figures with links to Mr Putin’s inner circle.
