Starmer to host major Ukraine 'summit' on Sunday
The Hindu
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer convenes European leaders to discuss Ukraine and security at London summit.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has invited more than a dozen European and EU leaders to a Sunday (March 2, 2025) summit to "drive forward" action on Ukraine and security, his office said.
Ahead of the main summit, Mr. Starmer will chair a morning call with Baltic nations before welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Downing Street to discuss the war with Russia, it said on Friday (February 28, 2025).
"The prime minister will use the summit to drive forward European action on Ukraine -- signalling our collective unwavering support to securing a just and enduring peace, and a lasting deal, that ensures Ukraine's future sovereignty and security," his office said.
Leaders from around continental Europe, including France, Germany, Denmark and Italy, as well as Turkey, NATO and the European Union have been invited to the summit in London later on Sunday, his office added.
Fresh from his Thursday talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House, Starmer has also invited the leaders of Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Romania to the summit.
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NATO chief Mark Rutte as well as EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa are also due to attend.
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