UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a telephone conversation on Sunday with US President Donald Trump, French leader Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to discuss the conflict in Ukraine.

Axar.az informs Reuters reported, citing a Downing Street spokesperson.

According to the news agency, ahead of Trump's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 19, Western leaders "discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire." In addition, the leaders said that they were ready to impose new sanctions against Russia if the Russian leadership fails to "engage seriously in ceasefire and peace talks."