Sir Keir Starmer is offering to host a Downing St summit for European leaders to discuss the European response to Donald Trump's attempts to end the war in Ukraine, GB News has been told.
No10 sources have confirmed that the Prime Minister offered a follow up meeting to the summit in Paris on Monday this week as European countries scrambled to find a response to Trump's outreach to Russian President Putin.
The meeting could see the leaders of France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark gather in London to discuss the 47th President's overtures.
It would also likely include the Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, as well as the Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte.
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No10 said there was no update on the plans, or whether the offer has been accepted.
The development comes just hours after Trump labelled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" and suggested the ex-Soviet state started Russia's 2022 invasion.
The Prime Minister appeared to take a subtle dig at Trump over his remarks following a phone call with Zelensky last night.
In a statement released after Trump's 232-word tirade, a Downing Street spokesman said: “The Prime Minister spoke to President Zelensky this evening and stressed the need for everyone to work together.
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“The Prime Minister expressed his support for President Zelensky as Ukraine’s democratically elected leader and said that it was perfectly reasonable to suspend elections during war time as the UK did during World War Two.
“The Prime Minister reiterated his support for the US-led efforts to get a lasting peace in Ukraine that deterred Russia from any future aggression.”
However, Starmer's proposed meeting comes just days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz torpedoed the Prime Minister's peace plan for Britain to deploy troops to maintain peacekeeping.
Scholz, who left the Paris meeting early, slammed the proposal as "completely premature" and "highly inappropriate".
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Olaf ScholzREUTERSThe UK, France and Sweden favoured the idea of supporting the ex-Soviet state with a peacekeeping force.
However, Germany, Poland and Spain voiced concerns with the proposed plan.
Separate talks were being held in Saudi Arabia, with a US-led delegation discussing peace terms with Russia.
Despite the Kremlin expressing optimism about the negotiations, Kyiv was left outraged after not being given a seat at the table.
