As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues in its fifth year, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European partners for talks on support for Kyiv.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron were present at the meeting.
Together the three European leaders helm an informal security alliance known as the E3, which is one of Ukraine's main sources of international support.
In a joint statement, they extended their support to a proposal for a direct dialogue between Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin — with US and European participation — to try to secure a ceasefire.
"Leaders commended President Zelenskyy's call for an end to the war, negotiated by diplomatic means, as set out in his letter to the president," the statement said, referring to an open letter Zelenskyy wrote to Putin last week, proposing a face-to-face meeting between the two.
