8 minutes agoKing Charles accepts an invitation to meet Zelensky
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(a year ago)Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky will meet with European leaders at an important summit in London today, following his extraordinary debate with US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office, which shocked Western allies and cast into deep uncertainty the future of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Zelensky waited with [...]
Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky will meet with European leaders at an important summit in London today, following his extraordinary debate with US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office, which shocked Western allies and cast into deep uncertainty the future of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Zelensky was warmly welcomed by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday, a reception that could no longer be different from what he experienced at the White House. King Charles has also accepted an invitation to meet with Zelensky on Sunday, according to the Ukrainian leader.
But beyond courtesy, a crucial day for diplomacy is approaching. The West hopes Sunday's summit will reverse momentum towards an acceptable peace agreement, which seemed to be slowly being built this week, but collapsed in several minutes of tension Friday.
Starmer told BBC on Sunday morning that he will work with France, Ukraine and “perhaps one or two other countries” for a plan to stop fighting, which he will then present to the US.
This strategy seems to rival the negotiation process the Trump administration opened with Russia last month and suggests a silent admission that it will be challenging to bring Trump and Zelensky to a negotiating table together.
However, the leader of Ukraine will return to Kiev with something concrete: on Saturday, he and Starmer signed an agreement to speed up credit worth $2.8 billion for Ukraine. The first tranche of funding is expected to be disbursed next week, according to the British government.
In a post in Telegram on Saturday, Zelensky said: “Money will be used for weapons production in Ukraine. This is the right way: the one who started the war has to pay.” He added that “this loan will strengthen our defence capabilities. ”
The previous show, where the US president and vice president reproved the leader of a war-torn ally, shocked Europe and satisfied the Kremlin.
This gave an even greater weight to Sunday's summit, which was originally called by Starmer to build on progress achieved during a similar meeting in Paris last weekend.
