British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer offered A warm embrace Following Friday's clash with President Trump, Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky, president of Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky, urged questions about the future US support for Eastern European countries.
“You have full support from the UK and we will be standing with Ukraine as long as it takes,” Starmer, who visited the White House on Thursday, said in a presser with Zelensky.
“And I hope you've heard some of those cheers on the streets, which means you show how much the British people are supporting you, how much they support Ukraine, and their absolute determination to stand with unwavering resolve,” the British leader added.
The meeting between the two European leaders will air from the oval office following a Friday pimples between Trump, Zelensky and Vice President Zelensky.
Trump, Vance and Zelensky engaged in a fierce debate surrounding the proposal of peace after asking Vance to clarify his statement about the use of “diplomacy” to achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine.
“We tried Joe Biden's path, smacked the heart and pretended that the President of the US Word is more important than the President of the US action,” Vance said.
“What makes America a good country is that it is the US engagement in diplomacy,” he added. “That's what President Trump is doing.”
Zelensky then pointed to repeated Russian invasions in Ukraine since 2014, citing violations of past ceasefire agreements.
“What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you talking? What do you mean?” Zelensky asked the Vice President.
The conversation quickly heated up, and Zelensky left the White House before a scheduled joint press conference. After the meeting, Trump said the Ukrainian president was “not ready for peace.”
“It's amazing that it comes through emotions, and President Zelensky has decided that if America is involved he is not ready for peace because he feels our involvement will bring him a great advantage in negotiations,” Trump wrote of the true society.
“I don't want benefits, I want peace,” Trump continued. “He downplayed the United States in his precious oval office. He can come back when he is ready for peace.”
Dozens of European leaders have used social media to inform them that they will solidify their support for Ukraine after spat on Friday.
The Saturday meeting between Starmer and Zelensky comes a day before European leaders gather in London and brainstorm their efforts to end the three-year war with Russia.
Leaders of France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Turkey, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic and Romania, the Secretary-General of NATO and the Presidents of the European Commission and Council of Europe will be present.
Zelensky will also meet King Charles on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
