Western leaders person arrived successful London this day to enactment connected a ceasefire woody with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
The European leaders kicked disconnected the important acme to forge a Ukraine strategy aft the bonzer White House statement betwixt Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.
Sir Keir shook hands with Emmanuel Macron connected the steps of Lancaster House successful London earlier they effort to enactment up Nato and the continent's defences from Russian aggression.
The acme - besides being attended by Mr Zelensky - was already planned earlier the on-camera slanging with Mr Trump and his vice president JD Vance earlier this week.
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'Time to act', says Starmer
European powers indispensable realise it is 'not a infinitesimal for much talk, it is clip to act', Sir Keir Starmer has said pursuing his defence acme connected Ukraine.
Sir Keir told a property league that 'every federation indispensable contribute' successful the champion mode it tin and a fig of 'important steps' were agreed.
Sir Keir said that leaders had agreed to 'meet again precise soon' and said: 'This is not a infinitesimal for much talk.
'It's clip to act. Time to measurement up and lead, and to unite, astir a caller program for a conscionable and enduring peace.'
Starmer reveals 'common ground' with Italian Prime Minister
Sir Keir Starmer said determination is simply a 'huge magnitude of communal ground' betwixt him and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
He said: 'I had a precise bully bilateral gathering with Giorgia this morning, we had the archetypal bilateral brunch, I think, successful the past of British-Italian relations, truthful that was a first.
'We get connected personally, precise well, and she's precise clear, I don't privation to talk for her, but I deliberation her presumption is good known, that Europe and the US person to basal unneurotic and that enslaved indispensable ever beryllium strong.
'So there's a immense magnitude of communal crushed betwixt the mode I spot this and the mode Giorgia sees this, peculiarly the presumption that it is important for the information and defence of Italy, Europe and the United Kingdom that we enactment arsenic we've ever worked intimately aligned with the United States.'
The King stands beside Zelensky
King Charles was pictured lasting beside President Zelensky successful beforehand of a roaring occurrence astatine his Sandringham property successful Norfolk.
Locals stitchery to invited Zelensky
Local people, immoderate holding Ukraine flags, gathered extracurricular the property to effort to witnesser the accomplishment of President Volodymyr Zelensky astatine the Sandringham property successful Norfolk for his gathering with the King.
Zelensky welcomed by The King
King Charles was pictured greeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arsenic helium arrived astatine Sandringham.
Zelensky pictured with King Charles arsenic helium arrives for gathering
Starmer says leaders agreed connected a 4 constituent program to assistance Ukraine
The Prime Minister said: 'First, we volition support the subject assistance flowing and support expanding the economical unit connected Russia to fortify Ukraine now.
'Second, we agreed that immoderate lasting bid indispensable guarantee Ukraine’s sovereignty and security, and Ukraine indispensable beryllium astatine the table.
'Third, successful the lawsuit of a bid deal, we volition support boosting Ukraine’s ain antiaircraft capabilities to deter immoderate aboriginal invasion.
'Fourth, we volition spell further to make a conjugation of the consenting to support a woody successful Ukraine and to warrant the peace.
'Not each federation volition consciousness capable to lend but that can’t mean that we beryllium back. Instead, those consenting volition intensify readying present with existent urgency, the UK is prepared to backmost this with boots connected the crushed and planes successful the air, unneurotic with others. Europe indispensable bash the dense lifting.'
Zelensky touches down to conscionable King Charles astatine Sandringham
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chopper has touched down astatine Sandringham to conscionable King Charles aft the White House bust-up with Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Zelensky met Charles connected his archetypal sojourn to the UK aft Russia invaded his state successful 2023, calling the assemblage a 'truly peculiar infinitesimal for me, for our country'.
Relating to the King's clip successful the RAF amid a run to unafraid jets from the UK, helium quipped 'in Ukraine today, each aerial unit aviator is simply a king'.
A 'crossroads successful history'
Keir Starmer insisted helium is moving with Ukraine connected a 'plan to halt the fighting' arsenic European allies struggled to respond to Donald Trump's bonzer bust-up with Volodymyr Zelensky.
Speaking aft a situation acme successful London, the PM said the satellite was astatine a 'crossroads successful history' and helium wanted to forge a mode guardant that could beryllium presented to the US.
Positioning himself arsenic a span to the White House, Sir Keir told a property league that helium inactive regarded America arsenic a 'reliable ally'. 'We hold with the president connected the urgent request for a durable peace... present we request to deliver,' helium said.
However, helium stressed that 'any woody indispensable beryllium backed by strength' and 'every federation indispensable lend successful the champion mode it can'.
PM announces concern deal
Sir Keir Starmer has announced a £1.6 cardinal concern woody which volition let Ukraine to bargain much than 5,000 missiles, pursuing a acme of European leaders successful London.
Ursula von der Leyen says she volition contiguous a program to 'rearm' Europe successful the coming days
Speaking to broadcasters extracurricular Lancaster House pursuing the decision of Sunday's summit, Ms von der Leyen said 'comprehensive information guarantees' are needed.
She said 'we person to enactment Ukraine successful a presumption of strength' truthful that 'it has the means to fortify and support itself' successful economical and subject terms.
She added that 'therefore the absorption is not lone connected the subject proviso but besides for illustration securing their vigor system'.
She besides mentioned a request to rearm Europe and said 'and for that I volition contiguous a broad program to rearm Europe connected March 6'.
Sir Keir urges satellite leaders to 'meet this infinitesimal together' successful station connected societal media
Zelensky waves arsenic helium departs acme for gathering with the King
Turkey repeats connection to big bid talks betwixt Russia and Ukraine
The Turkish Foreign Minister has repeated his erstwhile connection to big caller bid talks betwixt Ukraine and Russia.
Hakan Fidan was among satellite leaders who gathered successful London for today's summit.
Turkey hosted archetypal negotiations aft Russia's full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful 2022, helping unafraid a woody for the harmless transition of atom exports successful the Black Sea.
BBC News has reported that Fidan spoke with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to sermon the latest developments successful the warfare earlier the summit.
Sir Keir expected to clasp a property league astatine 5pm
It is understood that Sir Keir volition clasp a property league from Lancaster House astatine 5pm today.
Leaders airs for a household photograph astatine today's acme
Pictured: Pro-Ukrainian protesters march towards Buckingham Palace
Starmer says Trump's authorities sojourn invitation 'a substance for the King'
Keir Starmer has played down the imaginable of Donald Trump's authorities sojourn invitation being withdrawn successful the aftermath of his spat with Volodymyr Zelensky.
The PM stressed that the invitation was a 'matter for the King' but swiped astatine radical 'trying to ramp up the rhetoric' implicit the White House chaos.
No10 sources were adamant that determination is nary accidental of the sojourn being axed, contempt a furious backlash astatine the 'humiliation' of the Ukraine president successful the Oval Office.
Sir Keir handed Mr Trump a missive from King Charles offering him the unprecedented honour erstwhile helium made his ain travel to Washington past week.
The US president is known to beryllium an admirer of the Royal Family, and the authorities sojourn was seen arsenic a large instrumentality successful Sir Keir's diplomatic armoury.
Who's who of satellite leaders astatine today's acme
Front enactment from left: Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Centre enactment from left: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Romania’s interim President Ilie Bolojan.
Back enactment from left: Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte,the Netherlands’ Prime Minister Dick Schoof, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Turkey’s overseas Minister Hakan Fidan.
Sir Keir kicks disconnected 'once successful a generation' acme for European peace
Zelensky and Italy's Meloni contented a associated connection calling for a 'just and lasting' peace
The associated connection from Volodymr Zelensky and Giorgia Meloni came up of the acme this afternoon.
Italy's Giorgia Meloni meets with Sir Keir Starmer earlier today
Italy's Giorgia Meloni was greeted warmly by Keir Starmer extracurricular the celebrated achromatic doorway of Downing Street.
As they sat down for bilateral talks inside, the PM insisted that they approached issues from the 'same mindset'. Ms Meloni said she believed they could some assistance physique 'bridges' with the US.
Starmer welcomes satellite leaders extracurricular Lancaster House
More remark from Sir Keir astatine the commencement of the acme
Sir Keir Starmer besides told leaders gathered astatine Lancaster House: 'In my conversations successful caller days, we agreed a radical of america volition enactment with Ukraine connected a program to halt the fighting, and past sermon that with the US and instrumentality it guardant together.'
Ukraine's allies request to besides proceed their enactment successful the moment, Sir Keir said, adding: "Even portion Russia talks astir peace, they are continuing their relentless aggression."
He concluded: 'That is the docket and we request to hold what steps travel retired of this gathering to present bid done spot for the payment of all.
'So, let's get started.'
What volition beryllium discussed astatine today's summit?
World leaders person present gathered astatine Lancaster House for the information summit.
It is understood that discussions volition instrumentality spot implicit the adjacent mates of hours. Whilst the nonstop details of the talks are not known, the BBC has reported that imaginable topics could see Europe's imaginable relation successful bringing an extremity to the war, arsenic good arsenic the continent's relations with the US.
The Prime Minister is expected to clasp a property league astatine the decision of talks.
Starmer gathers 'coalition of the willing' astatine situation summit
European leaders kicked disconnected a important acme to forge a Ukraine strategy contiguous aft the bonzer White House bust-up betwixt Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.
After embracing Mr Zelensky connected the steps of Lancaster House successful London, the PM told the gathering they indispensable measurement up to a 'once successful a procreation moment'.
Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni besides received a lukewarm welcome, arsenic Britain, France and Italy look acceptable to instrumentality cardinal roles successful a 'coalition of the willing' to enforce immoderate bid woody with Russia.
The leaders are expected to awesome a ramping up of defence spending with Sir Keir urging them to recognise the 'brutal reality' of the US pulling backmost from subject guarantees.
The acme was already planned earlier the on-camera slanging lucifer with Mr Trump and his vice president JD Vance.
Starmer welcomes President Zelensky to today's acme with a hug
Pictured: World leaders stitchery for a radical photograph astatine the commencement of the London information acme
Sir Keir says Europe faces a 'once successful a procreation moment' arsenic helium opens defence acme
European leaders request to measurement up astatine a 'once successful a procreation moment', Sir Keir
Starmer said astatine the commencement of the defence acme connected Ukraine successful London.
Pictured: Sir Keir Starmer greets satellite leaders extracurricular
Sir Keir shakes hands with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
French Emmanual Macron with Sir Keir extracurricular Lancaster House
Sir Keir with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The satellite leaders held a gathering successful Downing Street earlier contiguous
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking extracurricular of today's acme
Full database of nations attending today's information acme
Sir Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky volition conscionable with satellite leaders contiguous for the acme astatine Lancaster House successful London.
This includes the leaders of Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Czechia and Romania.
The Turkish Foreign Minister, NATO Secretary General and the Presidents of the European Commission and European Council volition besides attend.
Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators clasp rally extracurricular No.10
Hundreds of demonstators person started their planned rally extracurricular Downing Street by singing the Ukrainian nationalist anthem.
It comes aft satellite leaders arrived astatine Lancaster House for talks connected the country's security.
People carried ample Ukrainian flags and placards that said 'war is not implicit successful Ukraine! Ukrainian rally. World aftermath up!' and 'Russian captivity kills'.
A metres-long banner was draped implicit a partition that read: "When the past Ukrainian worker falls, Putin volition travel for you ladies (and) gents!"
A pistillate connected a megaphone repeatedly shouted 'thank you Britain' and the assemblage chanted the aforesaid back.
They went connected to telephone retired 'Russia is simply a violent state" and "world, bash not betray Ukraine'.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer embraces Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky and Sir Keir Starmer warmly embraced and had a abbreviated speech extracurricular the venue earlier heading wrong for today's secuity acme successful London.