We’ve received more confirmation about the leaders who will visit the UK this weekend to attend a summit convened by Sir Keir Starmer.
After it was announced earlier that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance, French President Emmanuel Macron will also be joining the talks.
The two leaders will be fresh from their respective visits to the White House this week, while Starmer is currently travelling to the US right now ahead of his meeting with Trump tody.
‘Important to ensure US aid doesn’t stop’, Zelenskyy says
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a key part of his talks with Donald Trump on Friday was to ensure there is no halt to Washington’s assistance.
In his nightly video address, the Ukrainian president confirmed the scheduled meeting with Trump, and said: “For me and for all of us in the world, it is important that American aid is not halted.
“Strength is needed on the path to peace.”.
For context: Zelenskyy’s comments come after Trump was speaking at his first cabinet meeting since his inauguration last month.
The US president said taxpayers “shouldn’t be footing the bill” for the money the US has given to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion – a figure he continued to claim is $350bn.
International bodies such as Kiel’s Institute for the World Economy estimate the figure is actually around $120bn.
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