Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a conversation with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, during which they coordinated diplomatic efforts and discussed expectations for the upcoming Coalition of the Willing meeting, set to take place in Rome in the coming days.
Zelensky shared the update on Telegram, as reported by Ukrinform.
“I spoke with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. We coordinated our joint diplomatic efforts and discussed expectations for the upcoming meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, which will take place in Rome in just a few days. We are working to ensure the decisions made are as strong as possible,” Zelensky stated.
He added that the British Prime Minister expressed condolences over recent massive Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
“I thanked him for supporting our people. We also discussed additional funding to be provided this month for Ukraine’s domestic drone production, primarily interceptor drones. We agreed to work on strengthening other formats of cooperation with key partners as well, particularly the Ramstein format. There must be more protection for human lives,” Zelensky emphasized.
As previously reported, the last Coalition of the Willing summit took place in Kyiv on May 10, with the participation of French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Many participants also joined remotely.
Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine
Source: Zelensky, Starmer discuss upcoming Coalition of the Willing meeting
