Trump and Zelenskiy clash again and US warns it could abandon Ukraine talks

Top diplomats of the United States, Ukraine, France, Germany and the United Kingdom have postponed a planned meeting in London, downgrading the talks on ending the war in Ukraine to discussions among their senior officials.

The UK Foreign Office indicated that ministerial-level meetings would be replaced by discussions at an official level.

The move follows US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to travel to Moscow instead, with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has also opted to not attend. In their absence, Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump’s envoy for Ukraine and Russia, is leading the American delegation.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha arrived in London along with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, and Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.

“Ukraine has repeatedly said that it does not exclude any of the formats that can lead to a ceasefire and further to real peace,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. “Stopping the killings is the number one task.”