Trump wants ‘public APOLOGY’ from Zelensky amid threats to pull the plug on US military support

Donald Trump is said to be demanding a public apology from Volodymyr Zelensky .

Sir Keir said he was trying to act as a ‘bridge’ to resolve the differences and had ‘hit the phones’ in the wake of the extraordinary bust-up in Washington. 

Sir Keir Starmer said Sunday that it was a ‘matter for the King’.

In an interview ahead of a crucial summit with Mr Zelensky and European leaders in London, the PM said he ‘trusted’ the US president and believed he wants a ‘lasting peace’.

He told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that powers including France had now agreed to work together with Ukraine to draw up a potential peace deal with Russia, which would be presented to America. 

Sir Keir suggested that ‘a coalition of the willing’ would have to guarantee any settlement on the ground, hinting that hopes of the US providing a security backstop have dwindled. 

Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni are among those assembling in London to consider how to shore up Nato and the continent’s defences from Russian aggression.

European leaders have been voicing solidarity with Mr Zelensky, who was warmly embraced by Sir Keir in Downing Street Saturday night, as they try to find a way of repairing relations.

Zelensky is keen to mend fences with the US, Mr Zelensky has described the president’s support for Ukraine as ‘crucial’.