| 2025 London Summit on Ukraine | |
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| Host country | United Kingdom |
| Date | 2 March 2025 |
| Motto | Securing our future |
| Cities | London |
| Venues | Lancaster House |
| Participants | 16 states,EU andNATO |
| Chair | Keir Starmer,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
The2025 London Summit on Ukraine, officially entitled theSecuring Our Future London Summit, 2 March 2025, was a meeting of international leaders inLondon on 2 March 2025, called by BritishPrime Minister Keir Starmer to draft apeace plan for theRussian invasion of Ukraine to take to the United States.[1]
The summit followed themeeting ofUkrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy at theWhite House inWashington on 28 February 2025 withUnited States PresidentDonald Trump andVice PresidentJD Vance.[2]
The objective of the meeting was to create a "coalition of the willing" in Europe that would be able to present a peace plan for Ukraine.[1] The statedaim of the initiative is to facilitate thepeace negotiation attempts launched and mediated by theUnited States between Ukraine and Russia in February 2025, by helping to build up strong enoughsecurity guarantees for Ukraine to ensure that a potential reached ceasefire or peace deal would be lasting.[3] Besides serving the role as building up a potential peacekeeping force, the coalition have also expressed readiness to increase military support for Ukraine and strengthen economic sanctions against Russia, in the event that the ongoing negotiations for a "comprehensive ceasefire" or "peace deal" would fail. As of 20 March 2025, the exact shape and function of the coalition was described as still being subject to ongoing planning, but moved into an "operational phase".[4][5]
According to the French newspaperLe Monde, the participants included, along with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a number of European and international leaders.[6][7][8]
The following people also attended the meeting:[8]
| Organisation | Represented by | Title |
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 European Union | Antonio Costa Ursula von der Leyen | President of the European Council President of the European Commission |
 NATO | Mark Rutte | Secretary general of NATO |
Additionally, Starmer spoke to PresidentAlar Karis ofEstonia, Prime MinisterEvika Siliņa ofLatvia and PresidentGitanas Nausėda ofLithuania by telephone prior to the meeting commencing.[9]
| Country | NATO 2021 | NATO 2024 | SIPRI 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2.22 | 4.12 | 4.2 |
| Finland | 1.40 | 2.41 | 2.3 |
| Denmark | 1.30 | 2.37 | 2.02 |
| United Kingdom | 2.29 | 2.33 | 2.28 |
| Romania | 0.85 | 2.25 | 2.3 |
| Norway | 1.00 | 2.20 | 2.09 |
| Sweden | 1.42 | 2.20 | 2.0 |
| Germany | 1.45 | 2.12 | 1.9 |
| Czech Republic | 1.39 | 2.10 | 1.92 |
| Türkiye | 1.61 | 2.10 | 1.92 |
| France | 1.91 | 2.06 | 2.05 |
| Netherlands | 1.36 | 2.05 | 2.0 |
| Italy | 1.49 | 1.54 | 1.61 |
| Canada | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.31 |
| Spain | 1.03 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| NATO Europe + Canada | 1.66 | 2.02 | – |
| NATO Total (incl. US) | 2.63 | 2.71 | – |
| United States | 3.53 | 3.38 | 3.5 |
Sources:
Note: NATO figures are based on national reporting to the Alliance and include NATO‑specific aggregates (Europe + Canada, NATO total). SIPRI figures are calculated using a consistent global methodology (calendar year, constant USD) and do not provide NATO aggregates. Minor discrepancies between NATO and SIPRI values reflect differences in GDP definitions, exchange rates, and reporting bases.
In a press conference that followed the London summit, Starmer outlined four key outcomes:
As part of the announcement, Starmer committed £1.6 billion (€1.94 billion) inUK export finances to purchase more than 5,000 air defense missiles for Ukraine.[11] The missiles will be manufactured inBelfast in Northern Ireland.[11] This complemented a previously announced £2.2 billion (€2.42 billion) loan formilitary aid to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets.[12][13]
Starmer emphasized that European nations would need to take primary responsibility for the initiative and "do the heavy lifting"[11] and that the agreement would require US backing and Russian involvement. He indicated that the United Kingdom would back its security commitments with "boots on the ground, and planes in the air,"[11] regarding the possibility of UK and EU direct military presence in Ukraine to carry out apeace enforcement operation.
President of the European CommissionUrsula von der Leyen emphasized the "urgent need tore-arm Europe,"[14] to support such security guarantees after "a long time of underinvestment".[14] She suggested that the European Union might need to ease its fiscal rules regardingnational debt to facilitate increased defense spending by member states. On 4 March 2025, Von der Leyen announced the EU's €800 billion ($840 billion) defence investment plan "ReArm Europe".[15][16]
Secretary General of NATOMark Rutte echoed this sentiment, noting that the meeting demonstrated European nations "stepping up" to ensure Ukraine has the resources necessary to "stay in the fight as long as it has to continue".[17]
Right after the meeting, Finland's presidentStubb said that Norway and Finland are working in support of the drafting of the UK-France-Ukraine peace plan. In addition, he said that the role of the countries that are Russia's neighbours will be different from providing peacekeeping troops.[18]
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