Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to meet Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Germany for talks in Downing Street, as US President Donald Trump continues to push for a peace deal with Russia . Sir Keir, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will present a united front in support of Ukraine at the Number 10 meeting on Monday.

Russia ’s assault continued over the weekend, with a barrage of 653 drones and 51 missiles targeting power stations and a railway hub near Kyiv in the early hours of Saturday morning. Kyiv and its western allies say Russia is trying to cripple the Ukrainian power grid and deny civilians access to heat, light and running water for a fourth consecutive winter.

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