KYEIV, Dec 8 (The African Portal) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet European leaders in London on Monday, following tensions with the US over a peace proposal to end the war with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet European leaders in London on Monday, after US President Donald Trump accused him of not reading the US proposal to end the war. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be briefed about his team’s dialogue with US officials and receive all documents related to the peace plan on Monday, Kyiv’s senior negotiator Rustem Umerov said.
Umerov added on Telegram that the primary task of Kyiv’s negotiating team during recent talks in the US was to receive full information on US conversations in Moscow and all drafts of current proposals.
“Together with all partners, we must do everything possible for a dignified end to this war,” he said.
Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s Sumy injures at least seven, governor says
At least seven people were injured when Russian drones struck an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said.
The Sumy region, which borders Russia, has faced near-daily shelling and drone attacks since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a war now nearing its fourth year.
Hryhorov said in a post on the Telegram messaging app that those injured had been taken to hospital, where two of them were admitted. The others received treatment and were discharged.
The multi-storey building sustained extensive damage, Hryhorov said, adding that some residents managed to reach the basement after air-raid warnings while emergency crews rescued others from upper floors.
Ukraine president to meet European allies after Trump criticism
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was due to meet with European allies in London on Monday, after President Donald Trump accused him of not reading the US proposal to end the war with Russia.
It comes after days of talks between Ukrainian and US officials in Miami ended on Saturday with no apparent breakthrough, with Zelensky committing to further negotiations.
The Ukrainian president will be received in London by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, along with the German chancellor and French president to discuss the negotiations.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is meanwhile expected in Washington on Monday, where she will meet her American counterpart Marco Rubio.
“The UK and US will reaffirm their commitment to reaching a peace deal in Ukraine,” the Foreign Office in London said, announcing Cooper’s visit.
Credit: France24
