Intensive work continuing on Ukraine plan, European leaders say after Trump call

Ukraine is at a "critical moment", the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.

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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said they "agreed that this was a critical moment - for Ukraine, its people and for shared security across the Euro-Atlantic region".

Trump later said "we discussed Ukraine in pretty strong words", admitting that there were "some little disputes about people".

The joint call comes the day after Trump called European leaders "weak", suggesting the US could scale back support for Ukraine.

In the wide-ranging Politico interview published on Tuesday, Trump also claimed Ukraine was "using war" to avoid holding elections, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to reply he was "ready" for them.