Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Starmer Skips Zelenskyy Leaders’ Call, UK Represented by Security Adviser

Downing Street cast the arrangement as routine participation by Jonathan Powell.

Overview

  • Zelenskyy held a Saturday call with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Poland ahead of his Sunday meeting with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
  • The UK said Prime Minister Keir Starmer had not planned to join and cited a busy schedule for his absence.
  • Jonathan Powell, Starmer’s national security adviser, took part for the UK, which the government said is standard practice for such calls.
  • Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the participants identified security guarantees for Ukraine as the key topic.
  • Downing Street noted that Starmer spoke with the E3 leaders on Friday and remains engaged in ongoing diplomacy on Ukraine.