The UK and Europe must “push back against” the White House’s efforts to impose its peace deal, an expert has said after Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of failing to read the Americans’ latest proposals.

“I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours ago,” the US President said on Sunday night, claiming Ukrainian negotiators “love” the plan.

Zelensky, who said he would be briefed by negotiators and that “some issues can only be discussed in person”, was on Monday meeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at No 10 for talks expected to focus on how to respond to US proposals for ending the war with Russia . New Feature

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