LBC caller impresses Matthew with his solution to White House bust-up

John in Edinburgh calls Matthew Wright to put forward his plan for European leaders to follow after Trump's shouting match with Zelenskyy. Keir Starmer's weekend of Ukraine diplomacy has been thrown into disarray by the unprecedented argument in the White House between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Starmer will convene a gathering of European leaders at Downing Street on Sunday, aimed at planning for how to police a future Ukraine peace deal. The Prime Minister believes such a deal will have to involve the US - and went to the White House on Thursday with the aim of securing such a commitment from Trump. Trump declined to commit. After the meltdown in the Oval Office - in which Trump accused Zelenskyy of gambling with World War Three - hopes for unity between European nations and America on Ukraine's future lie in tatters. Colonel Simon Diggins, a British former defence analyst, told LBC's Matthew Wright that "the European capitals yesterday after that were probably ringing all their contacts in America and saying, 'what earth is going on?'" Downing Street signalled that Sir Keir - who has tried to position the UK as a bridge between Europe and America - had sought to smooth over relations between Ukraine and the US following the White House blowout. A No 10 spokeswoman said the Prime Minister "retains unwavering support for Ukraine, and is doing all he can to find a path forward to a lasting peace based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine". The statement from Downing Street followed a show of unity from Europe's political leaders, supporting Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen were among the leaders to express solidarity with Mr Zelensky. Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/LBCYouTubeListenLive #politics #ukraine #trump #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup