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 help for Ukraine.
In an announcement posted on X, Zelensky stated of Trump: “Regardless of the powerful dialogue, we stay strategic companions. However we have to be trustworthy and direct with one another to really 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 Battle 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 previously, 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 help 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 help. He needs to finish the struggle, however no-one needs peace greater than we do. We’re those residing this struggle in Ukraine. It is a struggle for our freedom, for our very survival.”
