Summit in London with Zelenski. What countries do they participate in
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer invited about 15 European leaders to a summit in London on Sunday to advance 'actions on the security and support of Ukraine in the Russian war, Downing Street confirmed, according to AFP.
Sunday will start for the British prime minister with a video conferencing meeting with the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia), after which Starmer will receive Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, who has a meeting with US president Donald Trump on Friday.
The British prime minister, who also had a Trump meeting at the White House, invited the Sunday to the EU states of the head of state or government in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Czech, Romania, Spain and Sweden, invitations from outside the community block being Ukraine and Turkey. The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von Der Leyen, and the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, will also participate.
The British prime minister wants to make the European action advance on Ukraine, showing our unwavering collective support for obtaining a sustainable peace and a sustainable agreement, to guarantee the sovereignty and future security of Ukraine, « his office said.
Before the summit, the British prime minister will have a meeting in Tete-a-tete and the head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, who opposes a possible reference of European peace-to-maintain troops to Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are insistently discussed the theme of sending peace troops to Ukraine as a security guarantee for this country, although Russia has made it clear to the presence of foreign troops on the Ukrainian territory. According to the Western press, France and the United Kingdom even prepared a plan to send about 30,000 soldiers to Ukraine in a peacekeeping force.
According to the daily Corriere della Sera, Giorgia Meloni asked Emmanuel Macron 'with what right' he discussed in Washington with Donald Trump on behalf of other EU countries on the positioning of European troops in Ukraine.
According to Downing Street, Sunday's summit will focus on 'strengthening the position of Ukraine, including continuous military support and increased economic pressure on Russia'. Participants will also approach the 'next steps in establishing solid security guarantees' for Ukraine.