David Lammy, the UK foreign secretary, will host US and European negotiators for fresh talks about Ukraine today

Ahead of the talks in London today, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated his country was open to an unconditional ceasefire. On Tuesday night he said “If we are ready for an unconditional ceasefire – it means silence at sea, in the air, and at the front, on the ground – Ukraine is ready to take the relevant steps.”

Overnight, US secretary of state Marco Rubio and the UK foreign secretary David Lammy exchanged pleasantries in public, both saying they had enjoyed “productive” talks.