Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a deal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia “is still very, very far away."

The meeting has been overshadowed by the extraordinary scolding of Ukrainian President Volodymyr by President Trump at the White House.

“He has put the UK into a genuine position of leadership in support of Ukraine,” declared James Cleverly, the former foreign secretary and would-be Tory leader. “He [Starmer] is to be congratulated on hosting this event and getting the tone and action points just right,” concluded Ben Wallace, the former defence secretary.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the U.K. on Saturday, directly after his meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington, D.C.

Keir Starmer's call for European allies to increase their arms spending was not a sign that he thought the U.S. had become an unreliable ally, he said.

Italy has rejected Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for a one-month ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine as the first step to end the war...

The summit of key European countries and Canada took place today at Lancaster House. They are trying to agree on a more demonstrable commitment to peacekeeping in Ukraine and get President Zelenskyy’s relationship with President Trump back on track after Friday’s bust-up in the White House.

The Prime Minister warned the West stands at a ‘crossroads in history’ as he announced a missile finance deal with Ukraine.

But Trump has given no indication he is prepared to offer assistance to ensure any agreement holds. European promises to re-arm — the president has been telling the continent to stop freeriding on US guarantees for the best part of a decade — may have come too late.

France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine that would cover air, sea and energy infrastructure attacks but not include ground fighting, French President

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s exhortation comes two days after U.S. backing of Ukraine appeared in jeopardy when President Donald Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.