French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and ​German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will hold talks ‌with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday, the Elysee said in a statement.

"This meeting will allow them to continue their ​close coordination on our shared agenda of ​continuing support for Ukraine and increasing pressure on ⁠Russia’s war effort," the statement said. "Russia is facing ​military, economic, and strategic failure — and persists, unsuccessfully, on ​the front lines in a deadly war."

- Meeting is due to take place in London.

- Zelenskiy wants European leaders to step up efforts ​to help bring an end to the Ukraine ​war, concerned U.S. President Donald Trump is distracted by Iran.

- In ‌an open ⁠letter published on Thursday, the Ukrainian leader urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him to agree an end to more than four years of war.

- Kremlin ​says Putin was ​briefed on ⁠the letter.

- Macron said on Friday: "We have always advocated for direct negotiations between Ukraine ​and the Kremlin... I think that it ​is ⁠Ukraine and Russia who can build both a ceasefire and a peace plan. It is the Europeans who ⁠can ​help with this."

- In Montenegro, Merz ​said "we are open to dialogue, what is missing is Putin's willingness."