President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet key European leaders in London on Monday, as Ukraine's allies plan their response to an ongoing US push for Kyiv to accept concessions in peace talks.
The leaders of UK, France and Germany will join Zelensky at No 10 as they seek to ensure any deal deters a future Russian attack.
The high-level meeting follows three days of talks in Florida, where Zelensky's chief negotiator pushed for changes to a White House plan widely considered to accommodate central Kremlin demands.
The US and Ukraine said there was progress but US President Donald Trump appeared to criticise Zelensky on Sunday, saying he "hasn't read" the draft.
Trump told reporters that he was "a little disappointed that President Zelensky hasn't yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours ago".
He continued: "His people love it... [Russia] would rather have the whole country when you think of it, but Russia is, I believe, fine with it - but I'm not sure that Zelensky is fine with it."
Trump appeared to be referring to the latest draft of the proposed peace deal, which was revised in Miami following talks led by Zelensky's new chief negotiator Rustem Umerov, and Trump's close aides, special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Around the same time as Trump's comments on Sunday, Zelensky said he was due to be briefed on the negotiations by Umerov either in London or Brussels, adding "some issues can only be discussed in person" as opposed to over the phone.
Zelensky added that discussions with Witkoff and Kushner were "constructive, though not easy".
source: commonspace.eu with BBC (London)
photo: Ukrainian President Zelensky with British prime minister Starmer, and French President Macron (archive picture)
