Consultations of representatives of US, Ukraine and Europe planned for Saturday in Britain - media

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and US Vice President JD Vance will hold a meeting of national security advisers from Europe, Ukraine and the United States on the war in Ukraine.

This was reported on Saturday, August 8, by the portal of the British broadcaster BBC.

The meeting will take place at Chevening, the official country residence of the Foreign Secretary in Kent, where Vance currently lives with his family. The multilateral consultations were probably convened at the request of the US, the BBC notes.

On Saturday morning, Keir Starmer had a telephone conversation with President Zelenskyy, as reported by the Ukrainian News Agency.

A Downing Street spokesman said the two leaders agreed the meeting would be a "vital forum to discuss progress in securing a just and lasting peace." Western media reports say the meeting will be attended by the head of the Ukrainian President's Office, Andrii Yermak.