European allies have discussed “positive progress” towards using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine , Downing Street said, after hosting crisis talks over the country’s future.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer , French President Emmanuel Macron , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met at No 10 on Monday as Mr Zelensky warned that Kyiv “can’t manage” without European and American backing.

Mr Zelensky’s visit to London came as US President Donald Trump accused him of having failed to read the latest peace plan, while insisting Russian President Vladimir Putin was “fine with it.”

A No 10 readout of the private talks between the leaders said they “discussed the importance of the US-led peace talks for European security and supported th

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