🔗 Share this article Starmer to Press Supporting Countries on Advanced Missile Systems for Ukraine at London Conference The British Prime Minister plans to receive Ukraine's leader for discussions of the "group of committed partners" The UK Prime Minister is expected to urge partner nations to supply Ukraine with more advanced missile systems to strike Moscow's positions during discussions in London on Friday. The prime minister is set to welcome Ukraine's leader the Ukrainian head of state alongside referred to as "coalition of the willing", including over twenty of Kyiv's partners who have pledged to provide Kyiv security guarantees once hostilities pause is arranged. Zelensky has been pleading for weeks for more long-range weapons from allied countries, a step that Russia has stated would escalate the hostilities. The Ukrainian president is coming from the EU capital, where he met EU leaders on Thursday seeking financial support. "The only person participating in current hostilities who declines to stop the war is the Russian leader," the Prime Minister stated. Sir Keir will also reveal that 100 additional air defence missiles will be delivered to Ukrainian forces ahead of schedule, as specified in a multi-billion pound agreement reached between the UK and Ukraine in last spring. Diplomatic Momentum Zelensky arrives off the back of significant diplomatic successes recently: the US President's move to implement additional restrictions against the Russian government, and the European Union agreeing to fund Ukraine's financial gap. The Prime Minister is aiming to maintain the forward movement by increasing the leverage on Moscow to pursue an end to the conflict. Conference Delegates NATO leader the Dutch official Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Netherlands' Schoof Further attendees like French President Macron will participate remotely Britain's leader will press participants to ramp up the supply of extended-range systems following a productive strike on an industrial facility in the Russian city, the Russian Federation, using Britain-delivered missile systems. "And his horrific attacks on young children in a preschool in recent days show that abundantly clear," he stated further. A pair of children were part of a minimum of seven fatally wounded in a wave of Russian strikes on the country, which struck a nursery in the second biggest city the eastern city. Financial Discussions Britain's leader will confer with partner nations on how to withdraw Russia's petroleum resources out of worldwide commerce. The participants will furthermore examine using blocked Russian resources to supply Kyiv with economic assistance, although the plan encountered divided opinions and jurisdictional challenges at the European meeting on yesterday. European nations opted against consenting an initiative to utilize up to €140bn in blocked Moscow funds to financially prop up Ukraine. Nevertheless, the leaders decided to help support Kyiv's "financial needs" for the coming 24 months. United States additionally revealed restrictions on Wednesday against Russia's two largest energy corporations, the state-owned company and the private firm, as element of actions to add economic pressure on Moscow to commence ceasefire negotiations. Russia began its comprehensive attack of Ukraine in February 2022. The invading forces presently holds about one-fifth of Ukraine's soil, comprising the southern Crimea peninsular Russia seized in several years ago.