Sir Keir Starmer and five other European leaders will accompany Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington, in a major show of unity ahead of peace talks with Donald Trump. The Ukrainian war leader will land in the US as he returns to the White House after President Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined a video call with European allies on Sunday ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House next week for talks with US President Donald Trump over the country’s war with Russia.

The show of unity comes amid fears Volodymyr Zelensky could be in for a repeat of his last tumultuous visit to the White House at the end of February

GB News was halted for a breaking news announcement as Keir Starmer has been announced to be joining Donald Trump and other European leaders alongside Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss peace talks with Russia.

The recovery in UK living standards is coming to an end, a potential moment of peril for Prime Minister Keir Starmer who has hailed the recent strength of wage growth as a sign he is delivering on his pledge to make “working people” better off.

Donald Trump's public dismissal of previous European calls for a ceasefire - after his tete-a-tete with Vladimir Putin - has only highlighted divisions. But Sir Keir Starmer and his allies have no choice but to keep their criticism of the Alaskan summit implicit,

King Charles III, Queen Camilla and Sir Keir Starmer all attended the VJ day memorial service today (15 August)

Sir Keir welcomed Donald Trump’s suggestion that he could provide security guarantees for Ukraine after last night’s talks ended without a deal

He will join European leaders including France's president Emmanuel Macron, Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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