Ukraine peace summit LIVE: Western leaders arrive in London to work on ceasefire as PM Sir Keir Starmer hosts

European leaders need to step up at a ‘once in a generation moment’, Sir Keir

Starmer said at the start of the defence summit on Ukraine in London.

Sir Keir shakes hands with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

French Emmanual Macron with Sir Keir outside Lancaster House

Sir Keir with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The world leaders held a meeting in Downing Street earlier today

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking outside of today’s summit

Sir Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with world leaders today for the summit at Lancaster House in London.

This includes the leaders of Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Czechia and Romania.

The Turkish Foreign Minister, NATO Secretary General and the Presidents of the European Commission and European Council will also attend.

Hundreds of demonstators have started their planned rally outside Downing Street by singing the Ukrainian national anthem.

It comes after world leaders arrived at Lancaster House for talks on the country’s security.

People carried large Ukrainian flags and placards that said ‘war is not over in Ukraine! Ukrainian rally. World wake up!’ and ‘Russian captivity kills’.

A metres-long banner was draped over a wall that read: “When the last Ukrainian soldier falls, Putin will come for you ladies (and) gents!”

A woman on a megaphone repeatedly shouted ‘thank you Britain’ and the crowd chanted the same back.

They went on to call out ‘Russia is a terrorist state” and “world, do not betray Ukraine’.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Sir Keir Starmer warmly embraced and had a short conversation outside the venue before heading inside for today’s secuity summit in London.