Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky following row

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky aft a gathering betwixt the 2 leaders successful Washington descended into a enactment astir US enactment for Ukraine.

A connection from No 10 connected Friday nighttime confirmed the premier curate had spoken with the US and Ukrainian presidents and that helium retained "unwavering enactment for Ukraine".

Zelensky was welcomed to the White House by Trump, but the cordial gathering rapidly descended into a shouting lucifer successful the Oval Office arsenic Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart to beryllium much thankful for US assistance and accused him of "gambling with World War Three".

Zelensky is owed successful the UK connected Sunday arsenic Sir Keir hosts a acme of European leaders to sermon an extremity to the the warfare betwixt Ukraine and Russia.

A No 10 spokesperson said: "The premier curate has contiguous spoken to some President Trump and President Zelensky.

"He retains unwavering enactment for Ukraine, and is doing each helium tin to find a way guardant to a lasting bid based connected sovereignty and information for Ukraine.

"The premier curate looks guardant to hosting planetary leaders connected Sunday including President Zelensky."

In the heated clash astatine the White House, some Trump and Zelensky interrupted each different repeatedly during what was expected to beryllium a prelude to the 2 leaders signing a minerals deal.

US Vice President JD Vance, sat alongside others successful the room, was besides involved.

A property league scheduled to instrumentality spot aboriginal successful the time was cancelled, and Zelensky near the White House earlier the minerals statement could beryllium signed.

Sir Keir had met with Trump successful the Oval Office the time prior, successful which the brace agreed to statesman enactment connected a caller US-UK commercialized deal.

The premier curate besides came bearing a missive from King Charles III inviting Trump to a authorities visit.

There had been speculation that Sir Keir had besides gone into the gathering to question a US Security "backstop" successful a European bid program for the warfare successful Ukraine, nevertheless the US president stopped abbreviated of confirming specified a commitment.

Trump had antecedently criticised Sir Keir and French President Emmanuel Macron, who helium met with connected Monday, of having "done nothing" to question an extremity to the warfare successful Ukraine.