The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland agreed on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Russia's position in peace talks was "unacceptable" and also consulted with U.S. President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, APA reports citing Reuters.
The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years took place in Istanbul on Friday.
They lasted well under two hours, with no apparent sign of progress so far in narrowing the gap between the sides, and a Ukrainian source called Moscow's demands "non-starters".
Starmer said the leaders had met with Zelenskyy - who is also at the summit - to discuss the Istanbul talks and had also had a call with Trump.
"The Russian position is clearly unacceptable, and not for the first time," Starmer said.
"And so as a result of that meeting with President Zelenskyy and the discussion with President Trump, we are now closely aligning and coordinating our responses and will continue to do so," he said.
The leaders did not take any questions from reporters.
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