UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has invited dozens of European and European Union leaders to a summit he will host on March 2 in London, a meeting aimed at "taking forward" action on Ukraine and security, his office has announced.
Before the main summit, Starmer will host a telephone conversation with the Baltic states and then he will receive in his office the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, with whom he will talk about the war with Russia.
"The Prime Minister will use this summit to drive forward European action on Ukraine - signalling our unwavering support for a just and lasting peace, a long-term agreement, that ensures Ukraine's sovereignty and security for the future," his office said.
Leaders from across Europe, including France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, but also Turkey, NATO and the EU, have been invited to the London summit to be held on Sunday, Starmer's office added.
Starmer met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss the war in Ukraine. He has also invited leaders from the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Finland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Romania to the summit.
NATO chief Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are also expected to attend the summit.
Starmer is also expected to hold a separate meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni before the summit begins.
The British Prime Minister's Office said the summit in London would continue the work of talks hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this month, and would focus on strengthening "Ukraine's position, including continuing military support and increasing economic pressure on Moscow."
This meeting is also expected to once again emphasize the need for a "strong and sustainable agreement that would produce peace" and the summit will also discuss "next steps regarding the planning of strong security guarantees."
Starmer, according to his office, will also demand that Europe play its role and increase collective defense.
During the meeting with Trump, Starmer asked the American leader for assurances about a European peacekeeping force that would be deployed in Ukraine.
Trump did not give any clear commitment to the American security guarantees that Europe is seeking.
Trump, who has alarmed European capitals after changing policy towards Russia, said progress had been made towards reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine that began three years ago./ REL (A2 Televizion)
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