Russia<\/a> has repeatedly rejected the prospect of allied troops being stationed in Ukraine and continues to demand large swathes of Ukrainian territory in exchange for peace.<\/p>\nMonday\u2019s meeting also follows days of talks between US and Ukrainian officials, as the White House pushes Kyiv to accept a deal.<\/p>\n
Negotiators in Florida have acknowledged that any “real progress” will depend “on Russia\u2019s readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace”.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Mr McFadden said Ukraine could count on the UK\u2019s “strong solidarity” and stressed that any settlement should not “reward Russian aggression”.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister held a call with the Dutch prime minister, Dick Schoof, on Sunday morning ahead of his meeting with Zelensky.<\/p>\n
A Downing Street spokesperson said the pair “agreed the need for sustained international support for Ukraine\u2019s defence” and “reiterated that Ukraine\u2019s security is vital for Europe\u2019s security”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ukrainian president will visit Downing Street on MondayPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.(Image:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7654],"tags":[2000,299,520,657],"class_list":{"0":"post-618242","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ukraine","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-sir-keir-starmer","11":"tag-ukraine"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115679202400422838","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.(Image: PA Wire)<\/p>\n![\"Pat](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Pat-McFadden-was-appointed-to-lead-a-new-super-ministry-incorporating-the-skills-remit-previously-.jpeg\")
(Image: PA Wire\/PA Images)<\/p>\n