Sir Keir Starmer has hailed "real progress" made during a White House summit with European leaders aimed at bringing an end to the war in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will co-chair a meeting of Ukraine's coalition of the willing later on Tuesday following talks in Washington, the French president's office said.

In a major sign of hope for Ukraine, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff revealed that President Putin has granted a major concession by allowing America and European countries to offer Ukraine a NATO-style security guarantee.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will chair a virtual meeting of the "Coalition of the Willing" on Tuesday to brief allies on Monday’s Washington talks on Ukraine. According to British media reports, leaders will also discuss next steps toward securing a lasting peace in Ukraine.

Sir Keir Starmer praised the White House meeting with eight European leaders, including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, and Donald Trump as a possibly “historic step” towards ending Vladimir Putin’s war

In the last few hours, the PM has touched down in Washington to join the White House summit, which will be a landmark moment. The UK government hopes President Zelensky will carefully listen to and consider what Trump is offering, and that Starmer will flesh out details of measures to protect and defend Ukraine in the event a peace deal is struck.

The PM was holidaying in Scotland in his family when he and other European leaders were invited to the White House by Donald Trump to discuss the Ukraine war

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke to the media after Zelensky met with Trump in Washington D.C, outlining two major outcomes.