In the first talks between the pair since Donald Trump and his defence secretary said it was unlikely Ukraine would join Nato, but in an apparent swipe at that stance, the prime minister reiterated the UK’s commitment to the country’s path into the alliance.
And, after Mr Trump said he had a “lengthy and highly productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin about the war, Sir Keir assured Mr Zelensky that Britain is “unequivocal that there could be no talks about Ukraine, without Ukraine”.
In the first talks between the pair since Donald Trump and his defence secretary said it was unlikely Ukraine would join Nato, the prime minister reiterated the UK’s commitment to the country’s path into the alliance.
Speaking to The Independent ahead of the summit, former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind urged Sir Keir and Mr Lammy to stand up to Mr Trump over Ukraine.
It comes ahead of foreign secretary David Lammy’s first meeting with Mr Trump’s new secretary of state Marco Rubio at the conference in Munich, with Ukraine expected to be at the top of the agenda.
