The leaders of Britain and France are spearheading a desperate diplomatic drive to shore up Europe’s security, bolster Ukraine’s defenses and ensure the Trump administration doesn’t seek a ceasefire on terms that reward Moscow for invading its neighbor.

The leaders of France and Britain are both due to meet with President Trump this week. Approaches previously tried with him may no longer work.

However, according to the sources cited, U.S. and Ukrainian officials rejected this idea, believing it better to "let passions cool." For five days, Starmer and Macron urged Zelenskyy to change his approach to communicating with Trump,

Keir Starmer will not “fact-check” Donald Trump during his trip to the US, unlike Emmanuel Macron, according to a cabinet minister.The prime minister is in Washington DC to meet the US president to discuss American support for Ukraine,

Starmer, Macron and Zelensky could visit Trump, says French government - Intensive international diplomatic efforts over a peace plan to end the Ukraine war are continuing.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are reportedly considering a joint return to Washington, D.C., in tandem with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky traveled to the United States last week to meet with President Donald Trump and to finalize a long-term U.