President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Downing Street in London on Thursday, Aug. 14 to meet with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Sky News reported.
The British side has not yet disclosed details of the meeting’s agenda.
Sky News later reported that Zelensky had already arrived for a meeting with Starmer, which will be held in London at the residence of the British prime minister.
According to the outlet, Starmer personally welcomed Zelensky at 10 Downing Street. After exchanging greetings, the two leaders went inside, ignoring questions from journalists.
Zelensky’s visit to London is part of a European tour. On Wednesday, the Ukrainian president visited Berlin, where he met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. While in the German capital, the two leaders took part in a video conference with US President Donald Trump, European leaders, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. According to French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump assured the allies that any territorial issues could only be discussed with Ukraine’s participation.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has hinted at a “common ground” on Ukraine following multiple calls Wednesday, with a ceasefire thought to be agreed to as a precondition for further talks.
“Today Europe, the US, and NATO have strengthened the common ground for Ukraine. We will remain in close coordination. Nobody wants peace more than us, a just and lasting peace,” von der Leyen wrote in an X update, describing the call as “very good.”
The statement followed three back-to-back calls between Western leaders – including Trump and his vice president, JD Vance – aimed at coordinating Western positions and guaranteeing Kyiv’s interests amid rumors that Kyiv would be potentially pushed to cede land to Moscow following Trump’s planned meeting on Friday in Alaska with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
European allies insist no peace deal should be made without Kyiv, warning that international borders must not be altered by force.
Protests are planned in Anchorage, where Putin will arrive Thursday, with organizers calling him an “international war criminal,” in reference to the ICC arrest warrant on him.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the summit a “feel-out meeting,” saying Trump wanted to personally assess Putin.
Zelensky, however, called it a “personal victory” for the Russian leader and vowed Ukraine would not withdraw from the occupied Donbas region, warning that such a move would invite further Russian aggression.
The Anchorage summit will be the first meeting between a sitting US and Russian president since 2021. Zelensky said he had received a signal from Washington that Moscow might agree to a ceasefire – the first such hint from the Kremlin.