British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that his country will host a summit on Ukraine this weekend.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Starmer said that Europe will be more unstable until Ukraine is properly protected from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He confirmed that his country would host a summit on Ukraine, similar to the one held in France, at the end of the week following his visit to the United States on 27 February.

He noted that he had spoken to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on his return from the US today, adding: ‘I will be hosting a number of countries over the weekend to continue to discuss how we can move forward together as allies in light of the situation we face.