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 hit out at calls from European leaders for the US to provide security guarantees for any Ukraine peace deal. Mr Trump also paused military aid to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure president Volodymyr Zelensky into committing to peace talks with Russia.

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.

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The US President met the British leader in person as he arrived at the White House, just 48 hours after Mr Macron was welcomed by a member of staff.

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