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The Prime Minister spoke to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, with the two leaders welcoming what Downing Street called the US push for a just and lasting peace and agreeing that no country wanted that more than Ukraine.
Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to the resilience of Ukrainians amid ongoing Russian missile and drone attacks, saying strikes were hitting cities and critical national infrastructure and leaving families and older people facing cold and darkness.
Downing Street said the Prime Minister welcomed national security adviser level talks taking place in Kyiv and expected further progress when leaders meet in Paris on Tuesday. The call also covered work on a multinational force that could deploy in Ukraine in the days after any ceasefire, and Starmer welcomed the appointment of Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov as head of the Office of the President.