British PM, Trump hold phone conversation ahead of U.S.-Ukraine talks in KSA

11/3/2025 14:10

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump by phone ahead of the U.S.-Ukraine meeting in Saudi Arabia's port city of Jeddah, Downing Street said in a statement.



The statement said, Starmer said British officials had been speaking to Ukrainian officials over the weekend and they remained committed to a lasting peace.

The prime minister voiced hope that there would be a positive outcome to the talks that would enable U.S. aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine to be restored.



According to the statement, the two leaders also spoke about the economic deal they had discussed at the White House, and Starmer welcomed the detailed conversations that had already happened to move this forward.



Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia before the high-stakes talks expected between delegations.



The upcoming Ukraine-U.S. meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, came about two weeks after a rare shouting match at the White House between Trump and Zelensky in late February, leading to the cancellation of a bilateral minerals agreement and suspension of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine.