The UK is hosting a meeting of national security advisers from the US, Ukraine and European partners today, ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin next week.
The meeting is expected to be hosted by Foreign Secretary David Lammy at his official county retreat at Chevening, in Kent, where US Vice President JD Vance is staying at the start of his UK holiday.
A Downing Street spokesperson says Keir Starmer discussed the meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky this morning, where the pair "agreed this would be a vital forum to discuss progress towards securing a just and lasting peace".
"Both leaders welcomed President Trump's desire to bring this barbaric war to an end and agreed that we must keep up the pressure on Putin to end his illegal war," the spokesperson adds.
Earlier, Zelensky said he and Starmer are committed to work towards "constructive diplomacy" and "decisions that can work". Read More>>
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