Downing Street has welcomed the meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend as “undoubtedly good”.
It comes as Sir Keir Starmer said that talks over a ceasefire in Ukraine are “not at the end of the process”, while the American leader suggested that his Ukrainian counterpart could be willing to cede control of Crimea.
Mr Zelensky and Mr Trump were pictured sitting down on the fringes of Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday, having both travelled to the Vatican for the service.
The Ukrainian leader also had a meeting with Sir Keir Starmer, and Mr Zelensky and Sir Keir were also separately pictured in a conversation with Mr Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said on Monday: “It was undoubtedly good to see that meeting between President Trump and President Zelensky”.
He also said that Sir Keir had a “very good” meeting with Mr Zelensky, as well as conversations with other leaders “in the margins” at the gathering.