{"id":2408435,"date":"2025-03-01T19:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T00:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-meets-with-british-pm-keir-starmer-ahead-of-european-defense-summit-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T19:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T00:24:46","slug":"zelensky-meets-with-british-pm-keir-starmer-ahead-of-european-defense-summit-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-meets-with-british-pm-keir-starmer-ahead-of-european-defense-summit-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky meets with British PM Keir Starmer ahead of European defense summit &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-meets-with-british-pm-keir-starmer-ahead-of-european-defense-summit-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2408435&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United Kingdom to meet with British prime Minister Keir Starmer. The discussion, which lasted 90 minutes, centered on Ukraine&#8217;s \u2064ongoing conflict \u200bwith Russia, focusing on securing European support, strengthening Ukraine&#8217;s position, and aiming for a &#8220;just peace&#8221; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gave-zelenskyy-a-friendly-reality-check-during-their-ukraine-war-talk-report\/\" title=\"Trump Gave ...y a Friendly Reality Check During Their Ukraine ... Talk: Report\">robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-rebukes-china-for-human-rights-abuses-in-call-with-chinese-diplomat\/\" title=\"Blinken Rebukes China for Human Rights Abuses in Call with Chinese Diplomat\">security guarantees<\/a><\/a>. \u2063The meeting\u200b resulted\u200c in a nearly $3 billion loan\u200d agreement to assist Ukraine\u2019s military and post-war rebuilding,to \u200cbe \u2063financed through \u200cfrozen Russian assets.Starmer reaffirmed the\u200c UK\u2019s commitment to \u2064support Ukraine &#8220;for as\u200d long as\u2063 it\u2062 may \u200btake&#8221; \u200bto achieve \u2063lasting peace based on its \u2064sovereignty.This meeting followed a tense encounter Zelensky\u200c had with president\u200d Trump and vice President Vance in\u2063 the Oval Office the day prior, which disrupted a crucial minerals deal. Despite these \u2062tensions, \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">defense summit<\/a> in\u2064 London \u2063was confirmed to discuss the\u2063 Ukraine-Russia war and peace \u200dinitiatives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky meets with British PM Keir Starmer ahead of European defense summit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999182\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Volodymyr-Zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> traveled to the United Kingdom on Saturday for a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the Ukrainian leader looks to ensure <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">European<\/a> support following a testy exchange in the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> just one day ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The 90-minute meeting between the two leaders, which Zelensky called &ldquo;meaningful and warm,&rdquo; focused on problems Ukraine still faces in its now-three-year war with <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a>, steps to strengthen Ukraine, and ending the conflict with a &ldquo;just peace&rdquo; and &ldquo;robust&rdquo; security guarantees, the Ukrainian president <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1895941753594638682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted \">posted<\/a> on X. It also included a nearly $3 billion loan agreement between the two countries to support Ukraine&rsquo;s military and rebuilding costs after the war, which will be repaid through frozen Russian assets.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/volodymyr-zelensky-keir-starmer-ukraine-oval-office-donald-trump-b2707263.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"emphasized \">emphasized<\/a> to Zelensky in the meeting that Ukraine has the &ldquo;full backing&rdquo; of the U.K. &ldquo;for as long as it may take&rdquo; to achieve a &ldquo;lasting peace for Ukraine, based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two leaders&rsquo; meeting comes after Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3333836\/jd-vance-tag-team-trump-zelensky-takedown-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"clashed \">clashed<\/a> with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon, leading to a key minerals deal between the two countries falling through.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the increased tensions, Starmer, who was at the White House on Thursday, confirmed that a defense summit of international leaders in London is still set for Sunday. 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