Published on
07/06/2026 - 11:57 GMT+2
European leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street in London in a few hours to discuss increasing pressure on Russia as it faces military setbacks in Ukraine.
The meeting, set to start at 6:30 p.m. CEST, will bring together Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. It comes days after Zelenskyy publicly appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the more than four-year war, proposing direct talks in an open letter published ahead of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The Kremlin rejected the proposal, with Putin reportedly describing the letter as "rude" and questioning Zelenskyy's intentions.
