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.

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Keir Starmer has been joined by Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen and other key European leaders as they begin to arrive at Lancaster House for a London summit. The meeting will be the biggest European peace summit since the end of the Second World War.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to Lancaster House in London as European leaders gathered for a major defence summit, aiming to strengthen military cooperation amid rising global tensions.

Donald Trump has said Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron “haven’t done anything” to end the war in Ukraine. The Prime Minister and the French president are due to visit Mr Trump separately in Washington next week amid a growing rift between between ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Europe must take responsibility for defending itself as world leaders met in London to discuss working together to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine.