British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday to discuss peace in Ukraine.

According to a British government release after the meeting, the leaders underscored the need for a "just and lasting peace in Ukraine," which includes security guarantees.

Merz said before the meeting that he is "skeptical of some of the details which we are seeing in documents coming from the U.S. side – but we have to talk about it," British media reported.

On Saturday, U.S. and Ukrainian delegations concluded three-day talks in Miami, Florida, focusing on territorial issues and U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine, U.S. online media outlet Axios reported.

Zelenskyy on Sunday depicted the peace talks with the U.S. as "constructive," but "not easy."

(Cover: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a meeting on the Ukraine issue at 10 Downing Street in London, the United Kingdom, December 8, 2025. /VCG)