Overview
- The leaders met on December 8 at 10 Downing Street to review the war and coordinate positions on ongoing negotiations.
- Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz joined Volodymyr Zelensky to demonstrate European unity and support for Ukraine.
- Participants sought to influence peace discussions that European officials view as dominated by Washington.
- Reporting describes the gathering as a response to recent U.S. actions toward Zelensky and as evidence of the E3’s renewed weight.
- No settlement was announced, with key disputes over security guarantees and reconstruction funding still unresolved.