Zelenskyy meets key allies in London aiming to build on strikes on Russia

Keir Starmer hosts Ukrainian, French and German leaders in Downing Street amid optimism in Kyiv over state of war

Volodymyr Zelenskyy met his staunchest allies at Downing Street on Sunday night, hours after a Russian drone strike damaged a storage centre for spent nuclear fuel nine miles from the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.

Keir Starmer welcomed Zelenskyy, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz for a meeting to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine as the country seeks to capitalise on a series of strikes on key Russian positions.