A Downing Street spokeswoman said:
"The Prime Minister met the President of the European Council
Antonio Costa on the train to Kyiv last night, as the two leaders
travelled into the city to mark Independence Day.
"It was a vital moment to show unity and solidarity with Ukraine,
the leaders agreed.
"Turning to the UK's relationship with the European Union, the
two leaders underlined the importance of being ambitious to drive
a step change in relations.
"The UK had to be bolder in terms of getting closer to the bloc,
the Prime Minister said.
"That included building on the close defence and security ties
already forged between the UK and European Allies to drive
greater cooperation across all areas of the relationship, he
added.
"The UK-EU summit set to be held later this year, would offer a
platform to continue that work, the leaders agreed.
"Both looked forward to seeing one and another at the Coalition
of the Willing later today."
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A Downing Street spokeswoman said:
"The Prime Minister spoke to Luc Frieden, the Prime Minister of
Luxembourg, on the train into Kyiv yesterday evening.
"The leaders began by discussing the close ties between the UK
and Luxembourg, particularly in financial services.
"Prime Minister Frieden reflected on his time living in the UK,
and the two leaders discussed the shared challenges both
countries faced, including the need to drive down unemployment
and offer people hope for the future.
"The Prime Minister set out his ambitions for the UK to get
closer to the European Union, and both agreed on the important
cultural and educational ties between the UK and Europe to
deliver opportunity for the next generation of Brits and
Europeans.
"Turning to innovative defence financing initiatives, the two
leaders discussed the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank and
Multilateral Defence Mechanism and how both schemes could
complement one another to drive growth and support supply chains
globally.
"The leaders looked forward to spending more time together in
Kyiv today."
