British Foreign Minister David Lammy called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to "a full, unconditional ceasefire" while announcing new sanctions.
Finland will host approximately 6,500 troops from Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom for military exercises aimed at strengthening northern defense capabilities this May.
The US is placing pressure on Ukraine and European allies while Putin "appears to have suffered no pressure whatsoever," former UK Ambassador Simon Smith warned after the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting.
As Starmer and Macron meet with Trump this week, they present a unified front against bilateral US-Russia peace talks on Ukraine, offering European security guarantees for Ukraine in exchange.
The landmark security agreement signed between the United Kingdom and Ukraine in Kyiv establishes one of the longest-term bilateral partnerships in modern diplomatic history.
Europe's two largest donors of military aid to Ukraine — Germany and Britain — are buddying up in a defense pact as fears grow that a victory for Donald Trump in November's US election could spell disaster for European security and Ukraine.
The President of Ukraine expressed gratitude to the British people and His Majesty's government, emphasizing that the United Kingdom remains one of Ukraine's closest and most important allies.
Less than 48 hours after his appointment, Britain's new defense secretary announced more military aid for Ukraine, including more artillery guns, a quarter of a million ammunition rounds and nearly 100 precision Brimstone missiles.
The British prime minister stated that Russia, unlike the summit participants, is not interested in real peace, and Putin "has initiated a long diplomatic campaign against this summit, ordering countries not to come."
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps has said that Ukraine will receive a hundred air defense missiles from Britain during May and urged allies to speed up military aid to Ukraine amid Russia's offensive in Kharkiv region.
The UK has reaffirmed its commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as it signed a ten-year security cooperation agreement with Kyiv.