British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday to discuss ways to help Ukraine, after the election of Donald Trump has raised concerns of reduced U.S. support for the war against Russia.

Ukraine's allies should not prejudge how the next U.S administration will handle the Ukraine conflict, France's foreign minister said on Monday, adding that Paris believed Western powers must stay united in their support for Kyiv.

British defence minister John Healey said on Monday he expected the incoming Donald Trump administration to remain committed to NATO and to Ukraine in its conflict against Russia for as long as it takes.

Healey said Trump understands that countries achieve security through strength, “as do alliances like NATO.” “I expect the United States to stand shoulder to shoulder with allies like the UK and to support Ukraine for as long as it takes to defeat [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s invasion,