British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that he would host a number of world leaders for talks about Ukraine this weekend after returning from meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House, APA reports citing RTE.
"I am hosting a number of countries at the weekend for us to continue to discuss how we go forward together as allies in light of the situation that we face," he told reporters.
Mr Starmer also said he had spoken to French President Emmanuel Macron earlier following his return from Washington, where he met Mr Trump.
It comes after he told the House of Commons that the UK's defence spending will increase to 2.5% by 2027.
Speaking on the eve of his departure to meet Mr Trump in Washington, Mr Starmer said these measures will result in the largest, sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War.
Defence spending in the UK is currently 2.3%.
Mr Starmer slashed the aid budget to fund the dramatic increase in defence spending in response to "tyrant" Vladimir Putin and uncertainty over Mr Trump's commitment to European security.
That will mean spending £13.4 billion (€16.1 billion) more every year from 2027, something which Mr Keir acknowledged required "extremely difficult and painful choices".
During a statement to MPs this afternoon, he also committed to reaching 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) by the next parliament.
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