The United Kingdom and France, together with Ukraine, are working on a joint plan to “cease hostilities” with Russia. This was announced by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today, following a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street. The meeting comes just hours before the start of a security summit in Lancaster House, London, attended by around fifteen leaders of NATO countries (both EU and non-EU members), including Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as well as top officials from the European Union and NATO.

The initiative was agreed upon with Zelensky on Saturday, clarified Starmer, who also mentioned discussing it with French President Emmanuel Macron and hinted at the possibility of involving “one or two other unspecified countries.”

“Ursula Von der Leyen says it’s ‘urgent to rearm Europe,’ Macron talks about ‘sending troops’ to Ukraine. For the League, however, it is urgent to work for peace. The entire West has a duty to avoid at all costs the risk of a Third World War, and the Italian government is right to try to keep it united, with President Trump, responsibly and pragmatically, pushing everyone in this direction.” This was shared by the League on Instagram.

President Volodymyr Zelensky was welcomed by King Charles III at Sandringham residence in eastern England. The meeting with the sovereign took place after Zelensky participated in the London summit on Ukraine and European security. Initial images from the media show a smiling Charles III shaking hands with the Ukrainian leader in front of the residence. According to Sky News, as the military helicopter carrying Zelensky landed, a group of people outside the royal estate waved Ukrainian flags.

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Zelensky welcomed by King Charles at Sandringham – News – Ansa.it
The sovereign shakes hands with the Ukrainian president in front of the residence (ANSA)