Ukraine-Russia war latest: Starmer joins world leaders in Kyiv to push Putin to agree 30-day ceasefire
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Leaders begin discussions at the presidential palace
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (2nd R) greets Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L), France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L), Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (R) and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (3rd R) for a meeting at the Mariinskyi Palace, the official residence of the president of Ukraine, in Kyiv on May 10, 2025 (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
A meeting is now underway at Mariyinsky Palace, the official residence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Holly Bancroft10 May 2025 09:16
Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders photographed in Kyiv as joint visit begins
In a strong show of support for Ukraine, the four European leaders were pictured together with the Ukrainian president and his wife to mark the beginning of their visit to Kyiv.
The leaders, Donald Tusk, Sir Keir Starmer, Olena Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Mertz, stood side by side in Independence Square in Kyiv.
After their arrival, Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said that there “is a lot of work to do, a lot of topics to discuss”, adding: “We must end this war with a just peace. We must force Moscow to agree to a ceasefire”.
The joint visit by the European leaders comes a few days after Russian president Vladimir Putin hosted China’s president Xi Jinping to Moscow to commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago.
(From L) Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz pose for a picture at the Independence Square (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Holly Bancroft10 May 2025 09:16
World leaders arrive in Kyiv ahead of talks
Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Tusk and Friedrich Mertz have arrived in Kyiv in a joint show of support for Ukraine.
The leaders arrived together by train and were then greeted by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska. The leaders then paid their respects to the victims of war at the Memorial for the Fallen at the Independence Square in Kyiv.
France's President Emmanuel Macron (R), Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (C) arrive at Kyiv railway station on May 10, 2025, ahead of a gathering of European leaders in the Ukranian capital. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland make an unprecedented joint visit to Kyiv on May 10, 2025 for talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr and to urge Russia to agree a ceasefire (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
(From L) Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz pay their respects to the victims of war at the Memorial for the Fallen at the Independence Square (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
(From L) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Olena Zelenska and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (AFP via Getty Images)
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