Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said it would need an international force of up to 200,000 troops to sustain a ceasefire along the 600 mile (960km) line of contact between the two opposing armies, Russia and Ukraine.

Following the public clash between Trump and Zelensky, the U.K. and France are trying to broker a compromise solution to end the war.

European leaders pledge to assemble a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending Ukraine’s war with Russia, which they hope could win the backing of a skeptical President Trump.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged European leaders on Sunday (March 2) to step up their defense efforts to not only help secure peace in Ukraine but stability across the continent at a summit staged as a show of support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Europe must take responsibility for defending itself as world leaders met in London to discuss working together to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine