However, he added: “The discussions we have had at present, significantly the coalition of the prepared, is on the idea that this can be a plan that we are going to work with, with the U.S., and that it’ll have U.S. backing.”
“That’s the goal of the plan and that’s the reason I spoke to President Trump final night time earlier than we develop the work on this plan.”
Starmer introduced earlier than the summit that he and French President Emmanuel Macron would take the lead on developing with a draft peace plan to deliver to Trump.
Zelenskyy was requested to depart the White Home on Friday with out signing an agreed U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal, which European officers imagine would have certain Trump nearer to Ukraine’s safety.
After the summit, European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen mentioned “we urgently must rearm Europe” — and she or he mentioned she is going to current a “complete plan” for this at a gathering of European leaders this Thursday.
She added: “It’s principally [about] turning Ukraine right into a metal porcupine that’s indigestible for potential invaders.”
European leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday.
Dan Bloom, Clea Caulcutt, Chris Lunday and Nicholas Vinocur contributed to this text.
