Lammy demands Putin accepts Ukraine ceasefire with 'no conditions'

David Lammy demanded Russia accepts a Ukraine ceasefire with 'no conditions' today as he attended a G7 summit in Canada.

The Foreign Secretary said the allies were united that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to shift the goalposts.

The meeting comes ahead of Keir Starmer convening a video call tomorrow with the 'coalition of the willing' - countries prepared to contribute to enforcing any peace deal with Moscow.

Putin looked to be deploying delaying tactics yesterday as he responded to Volodymyr Zelensky agreeing to a 30-day full ceasefire without any conditions.

As Russian troops make progress regaining territory in the Kursk region, Putin suggested there were a number of issues he still wanted to resolve. 

Speaking after meetings in Canada, Mr Lammy said there would be a 'detailed statement' from nations outlining a joint position on the crisis.

'I think that there is a unified approach that we need an enduring peace that lasts, I think that there is unity that now is the time for a ceasefire with no conditions,' he said.

'Ukraine has set their position out. It is now for Russia to accept it. I think that there is a coalition of the willing emerging to give Ukraine the security architecture and arrangements that they need, and to get into the detail of any monitoring of that ceasefire, going forward.

'On all of that, there was common ground, and the G7 family came together.'

Earlier, Downing Street condemned Russia's 'nebulous response' to the ceasefire proposal.

Asked when there would be more clarity about what the 'coalition of the willing' plans might involve, a No10 spokesman said: 'The Prime Minister's intent is crystal clear.

'I think the nebulous responses are coming from Russia, the ball is in their court.

'There is a proposal there and in the mean time we are concentrating with our international partners on the best way to drive progress to secure that just and lasting peace.'

The spokesman added: 'You've seen the last few weeks how quickly events can move.

'So we're not putting a timescale on things, but we are prioritising working with our partners to drive progress further forward towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and that's the objective of the Prime Minister and the objective of our partners.'

There have been claims that around 25 countries are ready to be part of the coalition, with France and the UK already having committed to boots on the ground if there are US security guarantees.

However, while Australia and Canada are rumoured to be willing, Italy might not participate. Giorgia Meloni has been pushing a rival idea of extending Nato's Article 5 collective defence to Ukraine even though it is not a full member.