France on Monday said a plan for a one-month truce between Russia and Ukraine would test Moscow's commitment to ending the war it began with its 2022 invasion. In an initial phase, it is "a way of verifying that Russia is willing to end this war",

"Even while Russia talks about peace, they are continuing their relentless aggression," Starmer said at the meeting.

Starmer said he's focused on being a bridge to restore peace talks and he used the collapse of those talks as an opportunity to re-engage with Trump and Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron