London meeting comes as PM says Britain ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Moscow with further sanctions
Keir Starmer will be joined by the Ukrainian president at Downing Street on Thursday morning, as Europe braces for the outcome of Donald Trump’s face-to-face discussions with his Russian counterpart later this week.
The UK prime minister’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes after he said Britain stood ready to “increase pressure” on Russia if necessary.
Meanwhile, Trump threatened Russia with “severe consequences” if a ceasefire was rejected by its leader.
During a call with the US president and European allies on Wednesday, Starmer praised Trump for his work to bring forward a “viable” chance of an end to the war.
