Starmer phones Trump after call with Zelenskyy
After speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called US President Donald Trump.
Source: Sky News, citing a Downing Street spokesperson
Details: Starmer briefed Trump on the outcome of his earlier talks with Zelenskyy.
Quote: "A Downing Street spokesperson says that the PM updated Zelenskyy on the progress of talks of the self-styled Coalition of the Willing at the G20 meeting in South Africa.
Then with Trump, the spokesperson says that Starmer relayed such discussions to the US leader and the two leaders agreed their teams would work together on the 28-point peace plan tomorrow in Geneva."
Details: The spokesperson added that Starmer and Trump also agreed to hold another call the following day.
Background:
- Zelenskyy reported earlier on his conversation with Starmer, saying they had "covered many nuances of diplomatic work in planning the peace process".
- Earlier, German newspaper Bild reported that representatives of leading European states will meet with US officials in Geneva on 23 November, and they disagree with at least four points of the "peace plan" proposed by Donald Trump's team.
- According to CNN, US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and his team arrived in Geneva on Saturday morning, where they were to hold meetings with senior Ukrainian officials regarding the "peace plan". US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff will join them on Sunday.
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