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Sir Keir Starmer has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he has “full backing across the United Kingdom” and that Britain stands with Ukraine “for as long as it may take”.

As the men met at Downing Street, Zelensky told the Prime Minister “we count on your support”.

Their meeting comes a day after the Ukrainian leader’s heated exchange with US President Donald Trump in the White House’s Oval Office, which appeared to rock the foundations of the Nato alliance’s support for the war-torn country.

European leaders will join Starmer and Zelensky in London on Sunday for a defence summit.

At the top of their meeting, Starmer said: “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 and how much they support Ukraine, and our absolute determination to stand with you, unwavering determination, to achieve what we both want to achieve, which is a lasting peace, a lasting peace for Ukraine, based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine.

“So important for Ukraine, so important for Europe, and so important for the United Kingdom.”