U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to attend an emergency summit of European leaders that is being organized for Monday in Paris, according to media reports.
France has yet to confirm the meeting, with an Elysée official telling POLITICO there are “ongoing discussions about holding an informal meeting, but nothing has been decided yet.”
In confirming he would attend the Paris gathering, Starmer said Europe is at a “once-in-a-generation moment for our national security,” according to the reports.
“It’s clear Europe must take on a greater role in NATO as we work with the United States to secure Ukraine’s future and face down the threat we face from Russia,” Starmer said, according to the media reports.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski talked about the meeting at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, saying his country’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk will be heading to Paris. Sikorski said he expects the emergency meeting to discuss the challenges posed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
It’s still unclear who else will be attending the Paris meeting.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is scheduled to meet with Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, on Monday in Brussels.
Plans for the informal summit come after a week that saw Trump hold a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about peace talks over the war in Ukraine, and an announcement of a face-to-face meeting proposed to take place in Saudi Arabia.
Trump officials are heading to Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start the talks. The European Union hasn’t been invited to the negotiating table. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials aren’t aware of any talks, and no delegation is travelling to Saudi Arabia.
Victor Goury-Laffont contributed reporting.
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