The UK is set to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European Union leaders for Ukraine peace talks.
Sir Keir Starmer will welcome Ukrainian president Zelenskyy, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday, December 8, in Downing Street in London to discuss Kyiv's next steps after peace talks with the United States, Independent reported.
This comes after last week's Ukrainian envoy met US officials, including Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Florida to talk about the Washington-backed plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Amid the ongoing talks between Washington and Kyiv, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, told a defence forum that a deal to end the conflict was “really close,” but the Republican president on Sunday slammed Zelenskyy for not reading the peace plan draft.
He told reporters that he was “a little disappointed that President Zelensky hasn't yet read the proposal; that was as of a few hours ago.”
“His people love it... [Russia] would rather have the whole country when you think of it, but Russia is, I believe, fine with it – but I'm not sure that Zelensky is fine with it,” the 79-year-old added.
Furthermore, ahead of the meeting, UK cabinet minister Pat McFadden stated that the security and self-determination of Ukraine would be “at the heart” of the leaders’ London talks.
