They are determined to impress upon Donald Trump two things: firstly, that there can be no peace deal for Ukraine without Ukraine's direct involvement and secondly, that it must be backed by "cast-iron" security guarantees.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed hope that today's meeting in Washington would result in “a historic step” toward ensuring the security of Ukraine and Europe as a whole. — Ukrinform.

Starmer hails ‘real progress’ made during White House summit on Ukraine war - Posting on his Truth Social platform after the meeting, Donald Trump also described the talks as ‘very good’.

He will join European leaders including France's president Emmanuel Macron, Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz.