Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, for discussions on the latest Ukraine peace plan.
The proposal was developed last week during meetings between Ukrainian and US officials in Florida.
The meeting comes as Europe and the US appear increasingly divided in their approach to the war, according to security analysts.
Before the talks began, Starmer said the UK “stands with Ukraine”, while Zelensky stressed the need for “important decisions”.
Unites States of America President, Donald Trump, later claimed Ukrainian negotiators love the new plan but expressed disappointment that Zelensky had not yet reviewed it.
The meeting comes as Europe and the US appear increasingly divided in their approach to the war, according to security analysts.
Meanwhile, Russian strikes continue across Ukraine. At least seven people were injured in an attack on the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia, and one person was killed in drone attacks in Dnipropetrovsk on Sunday.
Residents in Dnipro described overnight explosions that destroyed windows, doors and nearby buildings.
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that efforts to halt the country’s declining population have been unsuccessful. He said the birth rate continues to fall and called preserving Russia’s population a “historic task.”
Russia’s population has dropped from 145.4 million in 2019 to 143.5 million in 2024, according to the World Bank.
Independent researchers estimate more than 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, though the real figure is likely higher.
