UK's Starmer discusses Ukraine peace efforts in call with Trump

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Dec 21 (Reuters) - British Prime ‌Minister Keir Starmer discussed efforts to achieve a "just ‌and lasting end" to the war in Ukraine on ‌Sunday with President Donald Trump, Starmer's Downing Street office said in a statement, after talks between officials in Florida.

"The two leaders began by reflecting on ‍the war in Ukraine," Starmer's office ‍said in a readout ‌of the call, adding they had discussed the work of the ‍so-called "Coalition ​of the Willing" countries that have pledged to support Ukraine.