The talks coincide with the third anniversary of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with the PM using his call with Mr Zelensky to “reiterate the UK’s ironclad support for Ukraine and commitment to securing a just and enduring peace to bring an end to Russia’s illegal war”.
French president Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir are each visiting Mr Trump in Washington to discuss his peace plans, days after the president accused France and Britain of having “done nothing” to end the war.
Mr Macron is expected to warn Mr Trump not to “be weak” in the face of Putin’s ongoing aggression, while Sir Keir has so far been reluctant to explicitly criticise his US counterpart for fear of being dragged into a trade war.
Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky are piling pressure on Donald Trump to ensure European leaders are at the table in talks to end Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
With a rift opening between Europe and the White House over Ukraine, the prime minister and president Zelensky held talks on Saturday to plan for a ‘very active’ week ahead for the conflict.
