U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain and France have agreed to work with Ukraine on a ceasefire plan to present to the United States, following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office clash with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Starmer's announcement comes as European leaders, along with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NATO chief Mark Rutte, and Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan, gather in London to discuss ending Russia's war in Ukraine.

"This is a once in a generation moment for the security of Europe and we all need to step up," Starmer told leaders, flanked by Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Why It Matters

European NATO leaders and Ukraine have fretted over how ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Russia could come at Kyiv's expense, and jeopardize the security of the rest of Europe.

But European officials have struggled to show cohesion as the Trump administration rewrites the U.S.'s long-standing relationship with the continent, although French President Emmanuel Macron and Starmer have both visited the White House in recent days. An emergency summit convened last month in Paris failed to conjure up concrete plans.

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