Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy meets Starmer, Macron, Merz in UK

The Ukrainian president has held talks in London before heading to Brussels, with US-led peace talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine deadlocked.

• Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met in London with the leaders of the UK, France and Germany, to discuss how to respond to the US-backed peace plan
• After London, Zelenskyy is heading to Brussels to meet with NATO and EU leaders
• US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner last week met separately with Russian and Ukrainian teams to discuss Washington's proposal
• Zelenskyy says the talks were 'constructive, although not easy'
• Despite renewed pressure from the White House, negotiations remain deadlocked 

It was a roundup of the latest developments on Russia's war in Ukraine on Monday, December 8, 2025. This blog is now closed.