UK, France Working With Ukraine To End War After Trump-Zelenskyy White House Spat

Last Updated:March 02, 2025, 17:17 IST

UK PM Starmer spoke to Macron and Trump on Saturday after he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street.

Starmer says the plan emerged after talks among the four countries' leaders following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Oval Office blowout with US President Donald Trump.

Britain and France are working with Ukraine on a peace deal in a bid to end the ongoing war with Russia, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday. Starmer said the that the deal would be presented to US President Donald Trump, describing it as a step in the right direction following the extraordinary diplomatic meet between Kyiv and Washington that stunned the world.

Speaking ahead of a summit in London with more than a dozen European leaders seeking a way forward on the three-year-old conflict, Starmer urged world leaders to “work together", saying “nobody wants to see" scenes like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump’s heated blowout at the White House.

The British leader hoped that a European "coalition of the willing" would come together to support Kyiv, but that any ceasefire had to be underpinned by the US to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine again.

"In other words, we’ve got to find those countries in Europe that are prepared to be a bit more forward leaning," he told BBC television.

"The UK and France are the most advanced on the thinking of this and that is why President Macron and I are working on this plan, which we will then discuss with the US," he added.

(With inputs from agencies)

London, United Kingdom (UK)

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