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The UK Prime Minister plans to press partner nations to supply Ukraine with additional advanced missile systems to strike Russian targets during discussions in London on this Friday.

The prime minister is set to welcome President Zelensky alongside the so-called "coalition of the willing", including over twenty of supporting nations who have pledged to offer Ukraine defense assurances once a ceasefire is brokered.

Zelensky has been appealing for several weeks for further advanced missile technology from allied countries, an action that Russia has cautions would worsen the conflict.

President Zelensky is journeying from the EU capital, where he held talks with European representatives on Thursday seeking economic assistance.

"The single figure participating in this conflict who refuses to halt the fighting is President Putin," Starmer stated.

The Prime Minister will also declare that 100 additional air defence missiles will be provided to Kyiv ahead of schedule, as outlined in a substantial financial arrangement reached between the UK and Ukraine in March.

Diplomatic Momentum

The Ukrainian president comes off the back of two diplomatic wins in recent days: Donald Trump's decision to enact additional restrictions against Moscow, and the European Union deciding to finance a Ukrainian budget hole.

Sir Keir is seeking to maintain the momentum by increasing the leverage on Moscow to pursue a conclusion to the war.

Meeting Attendees

• Nato Secretary General the Secretary General
• Copenhagen's head Mette Frederiksen
• Holland's Dick Schoof
• Further attendees like France's leader Macron will attend online

Sir Keir will press delegates to ramp up the provision of extended-range systems following an effective attack on a manufacturing site in the Russian city, Russia, using British-supplied missile systems.

"And his brutal strikes on small children in a preschool this week make that abundantly clear," he continued.

Several minors were among at least seven lost in numerous Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory, which struck a daycare center in the major urban center Kharkiv.

Economic Talks

Sir Keir will consult Western allies on approaches for remove Russian oil and gas off the global market.

The participants will also discuss utilizing frozen Russian assets to provide Kyiv with financial loans, while the proposal encountered insufficient agreement and regulatory obstacles at the EU conference on the previous day.

European Union stopped short of agreeing to a proposal to use approximately €140 billion in seized Russian resources to monetarily assist Kyiv's finances.

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

America furthermore announced measures on recently against Russia's major oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil Corporation, as part of efforts to add monetary leverage on Moscow to commence ceasefire negotiations.

Russia initiated its comprehensive attack of the country in early 2022. The invading forces currently occupies about one-fifth of the country's land, comprising the Crimean peninsula the Russian government seized in 2014.