Starmer to join Macron-led European crisis summit on Trump’s Ukraine plan

French president calls for urgent talks in Paris amid fears US leader is sidelining allies

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, was on Saturday night seeking to convene an emergency meeting of European leaders, including the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, as concerns grew over Donald Trump's attempts to seize control of the Ukraine peace process.

Speaking at the Munich security conference, Poland's foreign minister, Radosaw Sikorski, said he was very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris" to discuss in a very serious fashion" the challenges posed by Trump.