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Sir Keir Starmer will push supporting countries to provide Ukrainian forces with additional advanced missile systems to hit Russian targets during talks in the UK capital on the upcoming Friday.

Sir Keir is set to welcome Ukraine's leader Zelensky alongside the so-called "coalition of the willing", including numerous of supporting nations who have committed to grant Ukraine security guarantees once a ceasefire is brokered.

The Ukrainian leader has been urging for several weeks for additional long-range weapons from the West, a step that Moscow has stated would worsen the conflict.

President Zelensky is travelling from Brussels, where he conferred with European Union officials on the previous day requesting financial support.

"The only person participating in the ongoing war who refuses to end the conflict is Vladimir Putin," the Prime Minister remarked.

The Prime Minister additionally reveal that 100 extra anti-aircraft missiles will be provided to Ukrainian forces ahead of schedule, as detailed in a multi-billion pound agreement concluded between Britain and the Ukrainian government in spring.

Diplomatic Momentum

Zelensky comes after two diplomatic wins in recent days: the US President's move to implement further sanctions against Russia, and European countries agreeing to support a Ukrainian budget hole.

Sir Keir is aiming to maintain the momentum by increasing the leverage on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to the conflict.

Meeting Attendees

• Nato Secretary General the Dutch official
• Danish leader Mette Frederiksen
• Dutch Schoof
• Further attendees like France's leader Macron will participate remotely

Sir Keir will urge participants to increase the delivery of long-range weapons following a productive attack on an industrial facility in the Russian city, Russia, using UK-provided advanced weaponry.

"Additionally, his horrific strikes on innocent children in a preschool in recent days demonstrate that abundantly clear," he added.

A pair of children were included in at least seven lost in numerous Russian strikes on the country, which struck a daycare center in the important metropolitan area the eastern city.

Economic Talks

Sir Keir will discuss with supporting countries on approaches for remove Moscow's energy exports out of worldwide commerce.

They will also consider using frozen Russian assets to provide Kyiv with financial loans, although the proposal faced a lack of political consensus and jurisdictional challenges at the EU conference on the previous day.

European nations declined to consenting a plan to utilize as much as €140 billion in seized Russian resources to financially prop up Kyiv's finances.

However, the participants agreed to help support Kyiv's "financial needs" for the coming 24 months.

United States also revealed sanctions on recently against Russia's two largest oil companies, the state-owned company and Lukoil Corporation, as element of actions to add economic pressure on Moscow to begin ceasefire negotiations.

Moscow launched its comprehensive attack of Ukrainian territory in winter 2022. Russian troops presently holds about 20% of Ukraine's soil, including the Crimean peninsula the Russian government seized in 2014.