🔗 Share this article Sir Keir Starmer to Press Allies on Advanced Missile Systems for Ukrainian Forces at London Summit The British Prime Minister is set to welcome Zelensky for talks of the "group of committed partners" The UK Prime Minister will push partner nations to supply Ukrainian forces with further advanced missile systems to hit enemy locations during a meeting in the UK capital on the upcoming Friday. Sir Keir plans to receive President the Ukrainian head of state alongside the so-called "alliance of supportive nations", comprising over twenty of Kyiv's partners who have agreed to provide Ukraine protection commitments once hostilities pause is brokered. The Ukrainian leader has been pleading for several weeks for more advanced missile technology from the West, a step that Moscow has cautions would worsen the war. Ukraine's leader is coming from Belgium, where he met EU leaders on yesterday pursuing financial support. "The sole individual participating in current hostilities who does not want to stop the conflict is Vladimir Putin," Sir Keir said. Britain's leader furthermore reveal that 100 additional air defence missiles will be delivered to Ukraine earlier than planned, as outlined in a £1.6bn deal struck between Britain and the Ukrainian government in last spring. Global Backing Ukraine's leader comes off the back of important international achievements this week: Donald Trump's decision to implement further sanctions against Moscow, and EU nations deciding to fund a Ukrainian budget hole. Britain's leader is aiming to sustain the momentum by escalating the pressure on Moscow to negotiate a conclusion to the hostilities. Meeting Attendees Nato Secretary General the Secretary General Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Dutch Dick Schoof Others including French President Macron will attend online Britain's leader will press leaders to ramp up the supply of advanced missile technology following a productive operation on a manufacturing site in Bryansk, the Russian Federation, using UK-provided missile systems. "And his depraved attacks on young children in a nursery in recent days show that abundantly clear," he continued. A pair of children were part of no fewer than seven lost in multiple Russian strikes on the country, which hit a daycare center in the second biggest city Kharkiv. Economic Talks The Prime Minister will confer with supporting countries on methods to remove Russian oil and gas out of worldwide commerce. Delegates will additionally discuss employing seized Moscow funds to offer Ukraine with economic assistance, while the plan encountered a lack of political consensus and legal hurdles at the Brussels summit on yesterday. European Union declined to agreeing to a proposal to utilize approximately €140 billion in blocked Moscow funds to monetarily assist Ukraine. Nonetheless, the leaders decided to assist with the country's "budgetary necessities" for the next two years. America additionally disclosed sanctions on Wednesday against the Russian two largest energy corporations, Rosneft and Lukoil, as element of actions to apply monetary leverage on Russia to commence peace talks. Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It at this time controls about one-fifth of the country's land, comprising the southern Crimea peninsular Russia annexed in several years ago.