European leaders walk tightrope between backing Ukraine and keeping US on board | BBC News

Mihaela Chircă

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met key European allies in London on Monday as he faces US pressure to reach a swift peace deal with Russia. Zelensky held talks with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The meeting came amid US efforts to get Moscow and Kyiv to sign up - quickly - to a plan to end the war in Ukraine. For Kyiv, the crucial issues are the question of ceding territory to Russia as part of any peace