India, March 11 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday held a telephone conversation with American President Donald Trump ahead of the US-Ukraine dialogue in Jeddah city in Saudi Arabia.

Sharing details about the interaction between the two leaders, 10 Downing Street said in a statement: "The Prime Minister said that UK officials had been speaking to Ukraine officials over the weekend and they remain committed to a lasting peace."

The Prime Minister said he hoped there would be a positive outcome to the talks that would enable the US aid and intelligence sharing to be restarted.

"The two leaders also spoke about the economic deal they had discussed at the White House and the Prime Minister welcomed the detailed conversations ...