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Sir Keir Starmer will push supporting countries to supply Ukraine with additional advanced missile systems to hit Moscow's positions during talks in London on Friday.

Britain's leader plans to receive President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside the so-called "coalition of the willing", consisting of over twenty of Ukraine's allies who have pledged to provide the Ukrainian government protection commitments once a ceasefire is negotiated.

The Ukrainian leader has been pleading for an extended period for additional advanced missile technology from Western nations, a step that the Russian government has warned would worsen the war.

The Ukrainian president is journeying from Brussels, where he met EU leaders on Thursday pursuing financial support.

"The only person involved in the ongoing war who does not want to stop the war is President Putin," Starmer stated.

Sir Keir will also announce that 100 further anti-aircraft missiles will be provided to Kyiv ahead of schedule, as outlined in a multi-billion pound agreement reached between Britain and Ukraine in last spring.

Global Backing

Ukraine's leader comes following significant diplomatic successes in recent days: Donald Trump's decision to finally apply new measures against the Russian government, and EU nations deciding to support Ukraine's financial gap.

The Prime Minister is seeking to maintain the forward movement by intensifying the pressure on the Kremlin to discuss a conclusion to the conflict.

Conference Delegates

• Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte
• Denmark's Prime Minister Frederiksen
• Dutch Dick Schoof
• Others including French President Emmanuel Macron will attend online

Sir Keir will urge leaders to increase the provision of advanced missile technology following a successful operation on a chemical plant in the Russian city, the Russian Federation, using British-supplied missile systems.

"Additionally, his depraved assaults on young children in a daycare recently demonstrate that crystal clear," he continued.

Several minors were among at least seven lost in numerous Russian strikes on the country, which struck a preschool facility in the major urban center the eastern city.

Economic Talks

Britain's leader will confer with Western allies on approaches for take Russia's petroleum resources out of worldwide commerce.

They will furthermore discuss employing frozen Russian assets to provide the Ukrainian government with financial loans, although the plan experienced insufficient agreement and legal hurdles at the EU conference on the previous day.

The EU declined to consenting a plan to utilize up to €140bn in blocked Moscow funds to economically support Ukraine.

However, the leaders agreed to help support the country's "economic requirements" for the next two years.

The US additionally revealed measures on recently against Russia's biggest petroleum firms, the state-owned company and Lukoil, as component of initiatives to add monetary leverage on Moscow to begin peace talks.

Moscow launched its comprehensive attack of the country in winter 2022. Russian troops presently holds about one-fifth of Ukraine's soil, including the southern Crimea peninsular Russia took control of in 2014.