External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (August 16, 2025) spoke to his British counterpart David Lammy and discussed various aspects of the Ukraine conflict, including the U.S.-Russia summit talks on it.

The call was initiated by the British side. “Our discussions covered the recent Ukraine developments and other issues,” Mr. Jaishankar said on ‘X’.

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a summit meeting in Alaska on Friday (August 16, 2025) on the Ukraine conflict but couldn’t reach an agreement for a ceasefire.