Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street on Thursday (August 14, 2025) morning, a day earlier than the Presidents of Russia and the U.S. are to meet in Anchorage, Alaska, to debate a ceasefire to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
A Downing Street readout of the Zelenskyy- Starmer assembly mentioned the 2 males checked out Friday’s assembly between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “ viable chance to make progress as long as Putin takes action to prove he is serious about peace”.
“We also discussed in considerable detail the security guarantees that can make peace truly durable if the United States succeeds in pressing Russia to stop the killings and engage in genuine, substantive diplomacy,” Mr. Zelenskyy mentioned on X, after the assembly of the so referred to as Coalition of the Willing, a gaggle of principally European international locations that would offer a “reassurance force” in Ukraine, to assist keep peace, following any ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow.
Mr. Zelenksyy was in Berlin to meet with the group on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) previous to a convention name with Mr. Trump and U.S. Vice President J D Vance (who’s in the U.Okay. in the intervening time). The name was hosted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Mr. Starmer and Mr. Zelenksyy reviewed Wednesday’s assembly and had “agreed there had been a powerful sense of unity and a strong resolve to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine,” Downing Street mentioned.
Europe has been partaking Mr. Trump previous to Friday’s discussions with Mr. Putin. The U.S. President additionally reacted faourably to his name with the European leaders.
“I would rate it a 10. Very friendly,” Mr. Trump had mentioned concerning the name. The U.S. President has mentioned he’ll meet Mr. Zeleknsyy and Mr. Putin collectively, if Friday’s assembly in Alaska goes effectively.
