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Sir Keir Starmer plans to press partner nations to supply Ukraine with more extended-range weaponry to target Russian targets during a meeting in the UK capital on this Friday.

Sir Keir will host Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the so-called "coalition of the willing", consisting of numerous of Ukraine's allies who have agreed to grant the Ukrainian government security guarantees once fighting stops is arranged.

Ukraine's president has been urging for an extended period for additional extended-range systems from the West, an action that the Russian government has warned would escalate the hostilities.

The Ukrainian president is travelling from Belgium, where he held talks with European Union officials on Thursday seeking financial support.

"The sole individual participating in the ongoing war who refuses to halt the war is Vladimir Putin," Starmer said.

The Prime Minister will also announce that one hundred additional air defense systems will be provided to Ukrainian forces earlier than planned, as detailed in a substantial financial arrangement concluded between Britain and Kyiv in spring.

International Support

Zelensky travels following important international achievements this week: Washington's action to finally apply additional restrictions against the Russian government, and the European Union agreeing to finance Ukraine's financial gap.

The Prime Minister is hoping to sustain the momentum by escalating the pressure on Russia to negotiate an end to the war.

Meeting Attendees

• NATO leader Mark Rutte
• Copenhagen's head Mette Frederiksen
• Netherlands' the Netherlands leader
• Others including Paris's head the French president will attend online

Britain's leader will urge delegates to increase the provision of extended-range systems following an effective operation on a manufacturing site in Bryansk, Russia, using UK-provided missile systems.

"And his horrific assaults on innocent children in a nursery this week show that abundantly clear," he continued.

Two children were among no fewer than seven fatally wounded in multiple Moscow's attacks on Ukraine, which targeted a preschool facility in the second biggest city Ukraine's second city.

Economic Talks

Britain's leader will consult partner nations on how to take Russian oil and gas from international trade.

They will also consider using seized Moscow funds to supply Kyiv with monetary support, though the plan experienced insufficient agreement and jurisdictional challenges at the European meeting on the previous day.

European nations declined to agreeing an initiative to employ as much as €140 billion in blocked Moscow funds to economically support the Ukrainian economy.

Nonetheless, the delegates decided to assist with the country's "financial needs" for the next two years.

United States furthermore announced sanctions on Wednesday against Moscow's major energy corporations, the state-owned company and the private firm, as part of efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia to commence peace talks.

Russia began its major offensive of Ukrainian territory in winter 2022. The invading forces at this time occupies about 20% of the country's land, including the southern region the Russian government took control of in 2014.