France, Germany, UK to host Ukraine allies conference ahead of Trump-Zelensky meeting
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will host the meeting on Sunday afternoon.
The video conference of allies who plan to keep the peace in Ukraine comes ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's White House meeting with Trump on Monday.
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany will host a video call involving Kyiv's allies in a 'coalition of the willing' to discuss steps towards peace in Ukraine, the French presidency said.
The meeting will come a day before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Washington, following a US-Russia summit, the Élysée said on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Photo: Reuters
The one-to-one meeting in the Oval Office could pave the way for a three-way meeting alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, the US president has said.
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