Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is to tell Donald Trump there must be a role for European countries including the UK in any agreement to end the war in Ukraine, when he meets the US President in Washington next week.

Sir Keir Starmer will discuss the importance of Ukraine's sovereignty in talks with Donald Trump next week, he said in a call with the country's president. The UK prime minister reiterated the UK's "ironclad support" for Kyiv when he spoke to Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday.

Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelensky that he will discuss the importance of Ukraine's sovereignty in talks with Donald Trump next week. Speaking to the Ukrainian President in a phone call this morning,

Starmer will visit Washington D.C. in the coming week where he will meet Trump and emphasize that Kyiv “must be at the heart of any negotiations to end the war.”

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged his “ironclad support” for Ukraine ahead of a crucial meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday. In a call with the Ukrainian president on Saturday, the Prime Minister said he would be “progressing important discussions” about Kyiv’s security on his visit to Washington,