Zelensky meets with British PM Keir Starmer ahead of European defense summit – Washington Examiner
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United Kingdom to meet with British prime Minister Keir Starmer. The discussion, which lasted 90 minutes, centered on Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia, focusing on securing European support, strengthening Ukraine’s position, and aiming for a “just peace” with robust security guarantees. The meeting resulted in a nearly $3 billion loan agreement to assist Ukraine’s military and post-war rebuilding,to be financed through frozen Russian assets.Starmer reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to support Ukraine “for as long as it may take” to achieve lasting peace based on its sovereignty.This meeting followed a tense encounter Zelensky had with president Trump and vice President Vance in the Oval Office the day prior, which disrupted a crucial minerals deal. Despite these tensions, a defense summit in London was confirmed to discuss the Ukraine-Russia war and peace initiatives.
Zelensky meets with British PM Keir Starmer ahead of European defense summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to the United Kingdom on Saturday for a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the Ukrainian leader looks to ensure European support following a testy exchange in the White House just one day ago.
The 90-minute meeting between the two leaders, which Zelensky called “meaningful and warm,” focused on problems Ukraine still faces in its now-three-year war with Russia, steps to strengthen Ukraine, and ending the conflict with a “just peace” and “robust” security guarantees, the Ukrainian president posted on X. It also included a nearly $3 billion loan agreement between the two countries to support Ukraine’s military and rebuilding costs after the war, which will be repaid through frozen Russian assets.
Starmer also emphasized to Zelensky in the meeting that Ukraine has the “full backing” of the U.K. “for as long as it may take” to achieve a “lasting peace for Ukraine, based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine.”
The two leaders’ meeting comes after Zelensky clashed with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon, leading to a key minerals deal between the two countries falling through.
Despite the increased tensions, Starmer, who was at the White House on Thursday, confirmed that a defense summit of international leaders in London is still set for Sunday. Those talks will focus on the Russia-Ukraine war and a peace plan for Ukraine.
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