UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “we stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.” The announcement came at 10 Downing Street in London less than 24 hours after Trump and JD Vance attacked and berated Zelensky… See more

Keir Starmer told Volodymyr Zelenskyy “we stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes” just 24 hours after his spectacular Oval Office bust-up with Donald Trump.

The prime minister greeted the Ukrainian president with a massive hug in Downing Street as cheering crowds watched on.

Zelenskyy will meet with King Charles at Sandringham on Sunday, when he will also attend a summit of European leaders hosted by the PM.

Sitting alongside Zelenskyy inside No.10, Starmer told him: “As you could hear from the cheers outside, you have full backing from across the United Kingdom and we stand with you, with Ukraine, for as long as it may take.

I hope you heard some of that cheering in the street. That is the people of the United Kingdom coming out to demonstrate how much they support you, how much they support Ukraine, and our absolute determination to stand with you and achieve what we both want to achieve, which is a lasting peace for Ukraine based on sovereignty and security.

Zelenskyy replied: “I’m very happy to be here. I want to thank the people of the United Kingdom, such big support since the beginning of this war, and I’m very happy that His Majesty the King accepted my meeting tomorrow.”

The friendly words were in stark contrast to the angry row the Ukrainian president had with Trump and his deputy, JD Vance, on Friday.

In what appeared to be a pre-planned attack, the pair ganged up on Zelenskyy, who was supposed to be in Washington to sign a deal which could ultimately lead to the end of his country’s war with Russia.

“You’re either going to make a deal or we’re out, and if we’re out, you’ll fight it out. I don’t think it’s going to be pretty,” Trump told him.

In extraordinary scenes, the pair repeatedly accused Zelenskyy of not being grateful enough to American for the support Ukraine has had during the conflict.
A press conference with Zelenskyy and Trump was cancelled as the Ukrainian leader left the White House without signing an agreement which would have given the US access to his country’s natural minerals in return for some military aid.

MPs from across the political spectrum were quick to condemn the US president, with shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick describing the clash as a “degrading spectacle” and Lib Dem leader Ed Davey accusing Trump and Vance of “thuggery”.