Sir Keir Starmer hailed Volodymyr Zelensky’s desire for a “just and lasting peace” ahead of joining him alongside European leaders in Washington on Monday for crucial talks with Donald Trump over the future of Ukraine.
The prime minister, along with France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Friedrich Merz, Finland's Alexander Stubb, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Nato chief Mark Rutte, will travel to the White House in a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian leader, whose last visit to the Oval Office ended in a tumultuous spat with Mr Trump.