About 15 leaders- Ukrainian allies will meet in London today at a critical session during which they will discuss the New security guarantees in Europe In the face of fear of Washington, who was reinforced after the conflict of US President Donald Trump on Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelenski.

The Ukrainian president, who was applauded by dozens of people who had gathered in front of Downing Street, had a warm conversation with British Prime Minister Kir Starmer yesterday in London, who assured him of Britain’s “absolute determination”.

London and Kiev then signed an agreement on a £ 2.26 billion loan (about 2.74 billion euros) to support Ukraine’s defense capabilities, which will be repaid through profits by frozen Russian assets.

“The money will be used to produce weapons in Ukraine,” Zelenski said in a Telegram post, adding that “they are grateful to the government and the British people”.

The Ukrainian president is about to meet with King Charles today and then take part in the Security Summit scheduled to start at 14:00 (local time, 16:00 Greek time).

The French President will attend this meeting, inter alia, Emmanuel Macronthe German Chancellor Altf Saltzthe prime minister of Canada Justin Trintoof Poland Donald Tuskof Italy GeorgiaNATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte and the Presidents of the European Commission and of the European Council Ursula von der Lainen and Antonio Costa.

On March 6, there is also an extraordinary European Summit for Ukraine.

According to Downing Street, today’s session will focus “on enhancing Ukraine’s position today, including ongoing military support (to the country) and the exerted economic pressure in Russia”.

Participants will also discuss “the need for Europe to take on its role in the field of defense”, at the risk of lifting the military and nuclear US umbrella.

Ukraine and Europe are watching with concern Trump’s approach with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders had a telephone conversation on February 12, while Moscow and Washington started – without calling Europeans or Kiev – bilateral negotiations to end the war for which the US president refuses to blame him.

These fears were reinforced after the confrontation they had on Friday Trump-Zelenski in direct transmission by the Oval Office.

“A new era of ruthlessness has begun (…) in which we should more than ever defend the rules -based international order and law against the law of the strongest,” the German Foreign Minister reacted Saturday Saturday. Analena Berbok.

She estimated that it is urgent for Germany and the EU to relax their budgetary rules in order to release more means to help Ukraine and strengthen their defense.

“It is clear that the free world needs a new leader. It is up to us, the Europeans, to stand at the height of this challenge, “commented the head of European diplomat Kaya Callas.

For his part, the French President Emmanuel Macron He said he was ready to “start discussions” about the possibility of Europe in the future gaining nuclear deterrents at the request of Germany’s future Chancellor Friedrich Mertz.

Mertz has estimated that it is necessary for Europe to prepare “for the worst scenario”: the US to leave NATO. It also wishes to discuss the possibility of expanding the British and French nuclear umbrella to other European countries. France and Britain are the two European countries with a nuclear weapon.

Macron also talked to Zelenski and Trump after their confrontation, as well as with Starmer, Antonio Costa and Mark Rutte to prepare for today’s Council.

The NATO Secretary -General pointed out yesterday that he asked the Ukrainian president to “restore” his relationship with Trump. “The US, Ukraine and Europe have to stay united in order to offer Ukraine sustainable peace,” he said.

Georgia Mellon also had a phone call with the US president, according to her office, while the Hungarian prime minister Victor Orban He asked the EU to launch negotiations with Russia, threatening to block the decisions of the March 6th session.