EURONEWS Live. Europe at the crossroads: Zelenskyy meeting Starmer in London - live updates Zelenskyy meets Starmer in Downing Street - Published on 01/03/2025 - 8:27 GMT+1•Updated 19:25

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Live. Europe at the crossroads: Zelenskyy meeting Starmer in London - live updates

Zelenskyy meets Starmer in Downing Street

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By Jeremy Fleming-Jones & Johanna Urbancik, Shona Murray, Evelyn Dom, Sasha Vakulina, Maia de la Baume, Jorge Liboreiro & Romane Armangau

Published on 01/03/2025 - 8:27 GMT+1•Updated 19:25

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in London after his public spat in the Oval office with US President Trump. Can Europe’s leaders salvage the situation when they meet Zelenskyy at a crisis summit in London tomorrow? Follow Euronews live updates here.

Zelenskyy is now meeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for talks later ahead of a summit of European leaders tomorrow. A meeting with King Charles has also been slated for tomorrow: a public gesture of support from the monarch.

In the wake of the heated and at times angry words mainly aimed at Zelenskyy, Europe's top politicians took to X to express their continued unconditional support for Zelenskyy and Ukraine.

Can Europe's leaders salvage the peace process?

New calls are emerging for Europe to access frozen Russian assets as a means of funding the defence of Ukraine. What is the future for Zelenskyy? The US-European alliance has reached a crossroads, but what is the direction from here?

Follow our live updates on Euronews here.

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Recap: Trump and Zelenskyy Clash at White House

Good morning from Euronews. We're covering the aftermath of last night's clashes between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House's Oval Office. Zelenskyy was supposed to sign a rare earth minerals agreement with his US counterpart.

Trump accused Zelenskyy of being "not at all thankful" after the Ukrainian president pushed for security guarantees. "You're either going to make a deal, or we're out. And if we're out, you'll fight it out," Trump said, adding that he doesn't believe this option would be "pretty".

After Zelenskyy's request for a US security commitment, Vice President Vance called the Ukrainian president "disrespectful". This was quickly followed by Trump accusing Zelenskyy of "gambling with the lives of millions of people."

"You're gambling with World War III, and what you're doing is very disrespectful to this country, a country that's backed you far more than a lot of people say it should have," Trump said.

by Johanna Urbancik