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The UK distanced from the proposal of French President Emmanuel Macron to obtain a limited initial truce for one month between Russia and Ukraine, while Kiev has caused reservations about stopping the fighting without security guarantees.

The differences emerged after the London summit, in which the largest powers in Europe sought to offer unity and develop a joint plan after a The catastrophic White House meeting Between the presidents Donald Trump from the United States and Volodimir Zellinski from Ukraine.

Macron He said after the Sunday summit that his idea of ​​stopping the shooting for one month “in the air, at sea and on the energy infrastructure” will benefit from verifying the intentions of Russia. The French president has a record of floating political ideas to push the allies towards the agreement.

The United Kingdom, which hosted the summit, said Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer wanted to move forward in the peace plan “with momentum.” But Starmer’s allies said the truce for one month was not the “UK’s plan.”

A British official said: “There are different options on the table, taking into account more discussions with American and European partners, but no one -month truce has been agreed.”

On Monday, UK’s UK Armed Forces Minister Luc Pollard Ukraine Russia can enable its rows to reassemble.

He told Sky News: “The very real concern that the Ukrainians have is that any short stop in the war allows the Russians the time of re -deportation and reassemble their ranks,” he told Sky News.

Even Zelenskyy Refined calls In order for Ukraine to agree to an immediate ceasefire in its war with Russia. When he left the United Kingdom from the top, he said he would “fail for all” if he did not stop hostilities accompanied by a detailed security guarantee.

He refused to comment on Macron’s proposal.

The French President Lu Figaro told Sunday that the truce for one month in the air and the sea would be easier than overseeing a truce on the ground along the entire front line. “In the event of a ceasefire, it will be very difficult to check the front of the front,” he said.

“We can measure it,” he said. “You have to understand that the front today is equivalent to the Paris Budapest line. In the event of a ceasefire, it will be very difficult to check the front of the front.”

French and British leaders hope to include a coverage deal for us for the forces from a “alliance from the European” Ragheb “who was deployed to secure any ceasefire in Ukraine.

Starmer said after the summit that while Europe “must do heavy lifting”, “the effort must have strong support.” The European plan will also see Zelenskyy’s signature on a deal with the United States to share some profits from Use of Ukraine metal reserves.

This agreement was supposed to be completed on Friday, but it was not signed after Trump Zelinsky was removed from the White House after his conflict in the Oval Office.

Lord Peter Mandleson, the UK Ambassador to Washington, urged Zelinski to sign the mineral deal and called on Ukrainian and European leaders to give “unambiguous support to the initiative that President Trump takes” to mediate peace.

In comments that Pollard, the UK’s armed forces, said that “government policy”, Mandalson told ABC: “Ukraine should be the first to adhere to shooting and challenge the Russians to follow up.”

Zelinski said that he does not see a need for an amendment after facing the White House or reaching a plan to save his relationship with Trump, although he has given his gratitude to the American people.

“If you have no end to war and do not have security guarantees, no one is able to control the ceasefire,” said Ukrainian president from Stanttement Airport in London as he is preparing to return to Kiev.