Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet in Downing Road on Saturday afternoon, No 10 has stated.
Zelensky arrived at Stansted Airport at roughly 11:20 GMT, after his White Home assembly with US President Donald Trump on Friday descended right into a row between the 2 leaders over US assist for Ukraine.
In a press release posted on X, Zelensky stated of Trump: “Regardless of the robust dialogue, we stay strategic companions. However we must be trustworthy and direct with one another to actually perceive our shared targets.”
His arrival within the UK comes a day earlier than Sir Keir hosts a summit of European leaders to debate an finish to the struggle between Ukraine and Russia.
What was meant to be a prelude to the 2 leaders signing a minerals deal devolved into an unprecedented public conflict within the Oval Workplace and noticed Trump accuse Zelensky of “playing with World Conflict Three”.
US Vice President JD Vance was additionally within the room and chimed in, asking whether or not the Ukrainian president had thanked the US for its assist.
Whereas Zelensky has thanked the US up to now, he did so once more in a string of X messages as he arrived within the UK. In a single, he stated that Ukraine was “very grateful” to the US for its assist over the previous three years.
“America’s assist has been important in serving to us survive, and I wish to acknowledge that,” he stated.
“It is essential for us to have President Trump’s assist. He desires to finish the struggle, however no-one desires peace greater than we do. We’re those dwelling this struggle in Ukraine. It is a struggle for our freedom, for our very survival.”
