The future of Ukraine is once again at the centre of fraught international diplomacy after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to discuss a potential peace deal.

According to accounts from both sides, the talks touched on the most sensitive fault line of the war: whether Ukraine should surrender occupied territory in exchange for security guarantees from the West.

However, European leaders, led by Sir Keir Starmer, say peace cannot be imposed without Kyiv’s consent and insist international borders must not be altered by force .

The immediate focus now shifts to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s planned visit to Washington, where he is expected to press his case directly to Trump.

European allies are preparing for parallel talks on the scope of any security gu

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