🔗 Share this article Sir Keir Starmer to Press Partner Nations on Advanced Missile Systems for Ukraine at London Conference Sir Keir will host Ukraine's leader for a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" Britain's leader is expected to urge partner nations to supply Ukrainian forces with further advanced missile systems to target Moscow's positions during talks in London on this Friday. The prime minister is set to welcome Ukraine's leader the Ukrainian head of state alongside the so-called "alliance of supportive nations", comprising numerous of supporting nations who have pledged to grant Kyiv security guarantees once fighting stops is negotiated. Ukraine's president has been urging for an extended period for more long-range weapons from Western nations, a step that Moscow has stated would intensify the conflict. President Zelensky is journeying from the EU capital, where he held talks with EU leaders on yesterday seeking economic assistance. "The single figure engaged in the ongoing war who declines to end the conflict is Vladimir Putin," the Prime Minister said. Sir Keir furthermore reveal that 100 additional air defense systems will be supplied to Ukrainian forces sooner than scheduled, as detailed in a £1.6bn deal reached between the UK and the Ukrainian government in spring. International Support Ukraine's leader comes off the back of significant diplomatic successes this week: Donald Trump's decision to implement new measures against Moscow, and the European Union consenting to fund a Ukrainian budget hole. The Prime Minister is seeking to maintain the progress by escalating the leverage on Russia to negotiate a resolution to the war. Conference Delegates NATO leader Mark Rutte Copenhagen's head Mette Frederiksen Netherlands' the Netherlands leader Others including France's leader Macron will participate remotely Britain's leader will encourage participants to increase the delivery of advanced missile technology following a productive attack on a manufacturing site in the Russian city, the Russian Federation, using Britain-delivered missile systems. "Additionally, his brutal assaults on small children in a preschool in recent days demonstrate that perfectly obvious," he stated further. Several minors were part of a minimum of seven fatally wounded in multiple Russian strikes on Ukraine, which targeted a preschool facility in the important metropolitan area Ukraine's second city. Economic Talks Britain's leader will confer with partner nations on approaches for take Russian oil and gas from international trade. The participants will additionally consider employing seized Moscow funds to offer Ukraine with financial loans, though the proposal experienced divided opinions and legal hurdles at the EU conference on Thursday. The EU opted against agreeing to a proposal to employ up to €140bn in frozen Russian assets to financially prop up Ukraine. Nevertheless, the leaders consented to assist with Ukraine's "budgetary necessities" for the next two years. United States additionally revealed sanctions on Wednesday against Moscow's two largest energy corporations, Rosneft and Lukoil Corporation, as element of actions to increase economic pressure on Russia to enter peace talks. Moscow launched its comprehensive attack of Ukrainian territory in early 2022. Russian troops at this time controls about one-fifth of Ukraine's soil, including the southern Crimea peninsular Moscow annexed in several years ago.