Zelenskyy to Meet Macron, Merz and Starmer on Sunday, France Says
The leaders will coordinate support for Ukraine and discuss increasing pressure on Russia as Moscow faces military setbacks, the French presidency said.
- On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London to coordinate support for Ukraine and increase pressure on Russia.
- Zelenskyy urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet for a "full ceasefire" in an open letter published Thursday, seeking an end to the four-year war. Macron praised the move as a "good initiative" supported by Germany and the EU.
- Recent Russian air strikes killed at least seven people overnight into Friday, including attacks on a food processing plant near Kyiv. The Ukrainian military reported intercepting 198 of 216 long-range drones and two missiles.
- At Downing Street, leaders will discuss the Coalition of the Willing, an initiative bringing together around 25 countries to deploy a multinational force after a peace deal. They aim to "take stock of the work undertaken in favour of a just and lasting peace."
- Merz stated "we are open to dialogue, what is missing is Putin's willingness." Zelenskyy seeks European engagement, concerned that President Donald Trump is currently distracted by Iran.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host today in London the presidents of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, French Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, to discuss continued support for Ukraine.
With Trump's disengagement ("if they see it among themselves"), Europe tries to mediate. And the sherpas are already talking to Moscow
When negotiations for an end to the Ukraine war come to an end with Kremlin leader Putin, the Europeans want to sit at the table. Chancellor Merz and France's heads of state and Britain are preparing for this with Selenskyj. However, there is little interest in the US.
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European leaders voice ‘urgent need’ to bolster Ukraine’s defenses against ballistic missiles
LONDON (AP) — The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia's powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles
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