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The UK Prime Minister will push supporting countries to deliver Ukrainian forces with additional extended-range weaponry to target Moscow's positions during discussions in London on the upcoming Friday.

The prime minister plans to receive Ukraine's leader Zelensky alongside the so-called "coalition of the willing", consisting of more than 20 of Kyiv's partners who have committed to grant Ukraine security guarantees once a ceasefire is brokered.

The Ukrainian leader has been pleading for several weeks for further long-range weapons from Western nations, a move that Russia has warned would intensify the war.

President Zelensky is travelling from the EU capital, where he held talks with EU leaders on Thursday seeking financial support.

"The sole individual engaged in this conflict who does not want to end the war is Vladimir Putin," Sir Keir said.

Britain's leader additionally announce that 100 additional air defense systems will be delivered to Ukraine ahead of schedule, as detailed in a multi-billion pound agreement concluded between the United Kingdom and the Ukrainian government in last spring.

International Support

The Ukrainian president travels following two diplomatic wins recently: Washington's action to implement additional restrictions against Russia, and European countries deciding to support Kyiv's budgetary shortfall.

The Prime Minister is aiming to continue the forward movement by escalating the pressure on Russia to discuss a conclusion to the conflict.

Summit Participants

• Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte
• Denmark's Prime Minister the Danish PM
• Netherlands' the Netherlands leader
• Others including French President the French president will participate remotely

Sir Keir will press participants to increase the provision of long-range weapons following a productive attack on an industrial facility in the Russian city, Russia, using Britain-delivered missile systems.

"Furthermore, his depraved strikes on small children in a nursery in recent days make that abundantly clear," he stated further.

Two children were among a minimum of seven killed in multiple Moscow's attacks on Ukraine, which targeted a daycare center in the important metropolitan area Kharkiv.

Budgetary Negotiations

The Prime Minister will discuss with supporting countries on how to withdraw Russia's petroleum resources out of worldwide commerce.

Delegates will additionally discuss employing frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with economic assistance, although the proposal faced a lack of political consensus and legal hurdles at the EU conference on Thursday.

European nations declined to consenting to a proposal to employ up to €140bn in frozen Russian assets to economically support Ukraine.

Nonetheless, the leaders consented to contribute to Ukraine's "budgetary necessities" for the next two years.

America also announced sanctions on midweek against the Russian two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil Corporation, as part of efforts to apply financial pressure on Moscow to begin ceasefire negotiations.

Russia began its comprehensive attack of Ukrainian territory in early 2022. It presently occupies about 20% of Ukraine's soil, including the southern Crimea peninsular Russia seized in 2014.