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well, we know that giorgia meloni had a phone call with donald trump yesterday. is much more politically aligned with donald trump's way of thinking. so she is absolutely someone who could talk to donald trump, communicate with him and put forward this european view. but she very much wants donald trump and the us on board with any plan. there may be some european leaders, as much as they say from keir starmer that this coalition of the willing that they can speak for themselves." about putting more money into defence and security, well, agreeing new budgets and procuring more armaments and getting those armaments into use, that takes a period of time so there has to be a group of countries annita, we heard from the prime minister that the uk, france and others, but others that were not named, about that plan. well, agreeing new budgets and procuring more armaments and getting those armaments into use, that takes a period of time so there has to be a group of countries who are willing to step up in the more immediate term to give ukraine the support that it needs

the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, has already come here to downing street and met sir keir mer. he told her they approach the issue of the war in ukraine with a "very similar mindset". ms meloni said it is "very important to talk to each other". talking about the summit, she said: "we are all very committed about a goal that we all want to achieve, which is a just and lasting peace in ukraine. i think it is very, very important that we avoid the risk that the west divides. i think on this the uk and italy can play an important a role in bridge—building." this morning, sir keir spoke to the bbc live on sunday with laura kuenssberg — he was asked for his reaction to what happened in the oval office on friday between president donald trump clearly, you know, there's a lot of tension. the cameras were on. nobody wants to see that. but i spoke to president trump. i spoke to president zelensky. obviously, we then had president zelensky to downing street yesterday. and i spoke to president macron after that and then to president trump. and the purpose, or my driving purpose, has be

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giorgia meloni has just left.so i think she could be have a key role. we ask her for a question just now, but she left and got into a car and drove away. we may be hearing more from her from italian media later, so i think we�*ll be watching continental press press tonight, because lots of these leaders will go back to their own audiences domestically and try and convince them of the need to increase defence spending. things are changing very rapidly, i think, on the continent of europe. >> now we know that zelenskyy is being whisked off to talk to the king. what is what are we hoping to achieve with that particular meeting? >> well. >> well. >> i�*m afraid to say that the >> i'm afraid to say that the king doesn't have any special advisers to tell him what�*s advisers to tell him what's going on in his meetings. they are very much meetings between the head of state or head of state and ukraine's head of state. in this instance, we are we're not. we are not being briefed on the politics of it. i do think, though,

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keir starmer has had already this morning is with giorgia meloni, the prime minister of italy, who said after that fractious meeting that zelenskyy had at the white house, barely 48 hours less than ago, she said it was important for the for the europe and the united states to have a very quick summit to see where they stand. this meeting here could be a precursor for that. it's certainly going to help shape that very important relationship. victor. >> nic robertson for us there. thank you nic. let's go now to nick paton walsh live in kyiv. that's the view from london. the view from ukraine this morning. >> yeah i mean i think the scenes we've seen in london will give some heart to ukrainians who may well certainly were in absolute consternation, disbelief at what they saw on friday. this is a moment of rehabilitation, certainly a reminder to moscow that ukraine is not on its own, which may well have been the feeling you got after the oval office meeting. europe clearly rallying around zelenskyy, an extraordinarily warm welcome from starmer, who is sort of acting in the position you woul

one, that we're going to see a meeting between keir starmer and giorgia meloni, the italian prime minister here in downing street. any moment now, we're waiting to see when she arrives. she is a key ally of donald trump. perhaps she will be a key figure when it comes to bridging that gap. and secondly, president zelenskyy will also be meeting with king charles this morning. this is interesting given that president trump was also handed an invitation to a second state visit from king charles by keir starmer and the white house on thursday. this is a key measure, i think, of the uk's desire to offer that solidarity to ukraine. off the back of friday's meeting in the oval office, so a high stakes meeting, an incredibly important moment for europe this morning. >> yeah, that invitation, part of the diplomatic push to set the table for zelenskyy's arrival on friday. and we see what happened there. clare sebastian in london for us. thank you. let's go now to nick paton walsh, who is live in kyiv. nick, we heard the european perspective of what's on the table today. now from kyiv, the ukraine, th

for example, prime minister of italy giorgia meloni will be heading to downing street this morning towith keir starmer. she will potentially be a key figure when it comes to rebuilding that bridge to the u.s. she is a key ally. we know of of donald trump. she was the only european leader invited to the inauguration, so that will be an interesting meeting there. but overall, this is a really critical moment for europe to show unity and, crucially, to step up and try to figure out how it can support ukraine. when we see this significant drop in relations between not only ukraine and the u.s., but also the fragility of this moment for europe, as the prime minister put it this morning. >> yeah, that's right, because ukraine, of course, the item on the agenda. but in the end, for these european leaders, it is ultimately about more than just ukraine. right? >> well, i think when you see the u.s. president in the oval office say things like, i am not aligned with anyone. european leaders have to step up. and i think, look, clearly they knew that this was on the agenda when president trump to

minister is saying should happen, and the british prime minister will be having a one on one with giorgia meloni when she comes to be part of that bigger european meeting. european leaders meeting that's happening in london tomorrow. so all of this feels like something of a reset for zelenskyy. um, you know, we're not at a reset in his relationship with president trump, and we're not at a reset in the shock that europe is feeling, again, about the way the white house is handling ukraine specifically and russia as well. so it's a step in that direction. but but it is a single step tonight. >> all right. nic robertson in london with great reporting there. thank you so much for that. i want to go now to cnn senior white house producer betsy klein, who is joining us from west palm beach, florida, for the trump of all of this. so one day later, betsy, the question is what what are trump's allies? what is the president thinking and saying about all of this? >> well, jessica, the white house so far today has just been amplifying messages of support from top trump allies, including those on capitol hill

important leaders there that the prime minister will meet with, he'll have a one on one with giorgia meloni, the italian prime minister, and she was the one that suggested we need an immediate eu, u.s. summit to figure out where we all stand and get ourselves on the same page. so i think we'll get overtones of that coming through and playing out through the day tomorrow. >> all right. nic robertson, betsy klein, thanks to you both. all right. joining me right now to talk more about the fallout and the impact of these tense meetings between president trump and ukrainian president zelenskyy. is michael bociurkiw. he is a global affairs analyst and a former spokesperson for the organization for security and cooperation in europe. michael, great to see you. so, um, you know, as nick just reported, i mean, the meeting at ten downing between zelenskyy and starmer was a stark difference, you know, from the one that we saw in the oval office yesterday. zelenskyy received a hero's welcome, if you will, from the prime minister. starmer with a hug and a handshake. your reaction? >> well, um my goodnes

player in that we will see arriving here in downing street later is the italian prime minister, giorgia meloni, a key ally of president trump, also a supporter of ukraine. she may be someone who can help build that bridge, but at the same time, europe now has to also, as it did even before what we saw on friday, figure out how it designs, how it comes up with some kind of postwar security guarantee for ukraine that will actually deter russian aggression. president zelenskyy has made it clear all along he thinks that security guarantees will not work without the u.s. so in some senses, we're back to square one here. this is an incredibly high stakes meeting, and one where i think europe will be facing questions well beyond the issue of ukraine. >> yeah, absolutely. well, on that. >> i mean, ukraine, obviously, the item on their agenda. but in the end, for these european leaders, it is about more than just ukraine. right? >> right. they are facing a u.s. president who, in that oval office meeting kim said i am not aligned with anyone. i think they cannot ignore that. look, there were signs, very

giorgia meloni is behind me in downing street.this afternoon to lancaster house. 16 world leaders, leaders mainly from europe, gathering there, with also those from turkey, canada and the president of european commission and the european council. the biggest peace deal of this peace conference of this note since the second world war. >> today's summit follows extraordinary scenes at the white house on friday, where donald trump clashed with volodymyr zelenskyy, telling him to strike a deal with russia. or he said the u5 to strike a deal with russia. or he said the us are out. dame priti patel says the uk's relationship with the us remains firm, but she has condemned those scenes in washington. >> those scenes on friday in the white house were awful. they were absolutely awful. and, you know, i just i were absolutely awful. and, you know, ijust i genuinely say this when we look at president zelenskyy, we feel a great deal of respect towards him because of respect towards him because of the way in which he's of the way in which he�*

. >> the prime minister also met italian premier giorgia meloni today to talk about ukraine and, interestinglytion. >> that i've been also proposing a meeting between us and european leaders for if we european leaders. for if we divide ourselves, that will make us all weaker. and then on bilateral topics, i'm very happy about the work we've been doing together. >> number 10 said after their meeting, and i quote in a statement, the two leaders acknowledged positive progress made since their last meeting in joint work to tackle irregular migration. their words, not mine. they agreed secure borders are the bedrock of a secure economy. well, guess what happened just a few hours later. news today that 500 more migrants arrived on small boats across the english channel. the biggest single day of arrivals this year. you j

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