The leaders of the UK, Ukraine, France and Germany have discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of defensive weapons and deep-strike capabilities after Russia fired more missiles at Ukraine, Downing Street said.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at No 10 on Sunday evening for talks on the war.
The leaders called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree “an immediate and complete ceasefire” with the current line of contact as a starting point for any negotiations.
The Russian leader has stepped up his aerial campaign against Ukraine, with Moscow’s forces recently launching another of their powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles.
I discussed with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom @Keir_Starmer the steps needed to reinvigorate diplomacy and Ukraine’s current needs.I informed Keir about the need for additional missiles for air defense systems and the things that are important for protecting energy… pic.twitter.com/N27MY35iAq— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 7, 2026
