Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky joined UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Downing Street for intensive talks on a potential peace roadmap for the Russia‑Ukraine war. Emerging from more than two hours of discussions, Starmer called it a “critical stage” in the push for peace, while Zelensky stressed that Ukraine “can’t manage” without both American and European support, underscoring Kyiv’s reliance on united Western backing.