Zelenskyy Meets Starmer for Talks Ahead of Trump–Putin Summit

Zelenskyy said that Putin was ‘bluffing’ when he said sanctions were not hurting the Kremlin.
Zelenskyy Meets Starmer for Talks Ahead of Trump–Putin Summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) talks to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) in the garden of 10 Downing Street in London on Aug. 14, 2025. PA Media
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday, on the eve of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

After the meeting, a Downing Street spokesman said Starmer and Zelenskyy had a private breakfast, where they discussed Wednesday’s meetings and said there was “a strong resolve to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.”
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