Sir Keir Starmer has promised Volodymyr Zelensky he will make the case for safeguarding Ukraine's sovereignty in talks with Donald Trump this week as the US president claimed a deal to resolve the conflict was "close".In a call with the Ukrainian president on Saturday, the Prime Minister said he would be "progressing important discussions" about Kyiv's security on his visit to Washington, Downing Street said.

Sir Keir Starmer has promised Volodymyr Zelensky he will make the case for safeguarding Ukraine's sovereignty in talks with Donald Trump this week as the US president claimed a deal to resolve the conflict was "close".In a call with the Ukrainian president on Saturday, the Prime Minister said he would be "progressing important discussions" about Kyiv's security on his visit to Washington, Downing Street said.