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The UK Prime Minister will push supporting countries to deliver Ukrainian forces with further advanced missile systems to target Moscow's positions during discussions in London on the upcoming Friday.

Sir Keir will host Ukraine's leader Zelensky alongside the so-called "alliance of supportive nations", consisting of numerous of Kyiv's partners who have committed to grant Kyiv protection commitments once a ceasefire is negotiated.

Zelensky has been pleading for weeks for further long-range weapons from the West, an action that Moscow has warned would escalate the conflict.

Ukraine's leader is travelling from Brussels, where he conferred with EU leaders on Thursday seeking economic assistance.

"The only person involved in current hostilities who does not want to end the war is Vladimir Putin," Starmer said.

Sir Keir will also declare that 100 extra air defense systems will be provided to Ukrainian forces ahead of schedule, as detailed in a £1.6bn deal reached between the UK and Kyiv in spring.

Global Backing

Zelensky comes off the back of two diplomatic wins this week: the US President's move to implement new measures against Russia, and European countries deciding to fund Ukraine's financial gap.

Britain's leader is hoping to maintain the momentum by escalating the influence on the Kremlin to discuss a conclusion to the hostilities.

Conference Delegates

• Alliance chief Mark Rutte
• Denmark's Prime Minister Frederiksen
• Netherlands' Schoof
• Further attendees like Paris's head Emmanuel Macron will attend online

Sir Keir will urge leaders to ramp up the delivery of advanced missile technology following a productive operation on a manufacturing site in the Bryansk region, the Russian Federation, using Britain-delivered advanced weaponry.

"Additionally, his horrific strikes on small children in a preschool in recent days make that perfectly obvious," he added.

Two children were among a minimum of seven lost in multiple enemy assaults on Ukraine, which hit a nursery in the second biggest city the eastern city.

Economic Talks

Sir Keir will consult Western allies on how to take Moscow's energy exports from international trade.

Delegates will also consider employing seized Moscow funds to supply Kyiv with monetary support, though the initiative encountered a lack of political consensus and legal hurdles at the EU conference on the previous day.

European Union declined to consenting an initiative to employ up to €140bn in blocked Moscow funds to economically support Kyiv's finances.

However, the delegates consented to contribute to the country's "budgetary necessities" for the next two years.

United States additionally announced restrictions on Wednesday against Moscow's major energy corporations, Rosneft Oil and Lukoil, as part of efforts to add economic pressure on Moscow to enter ceasefire negotiations.

The Russian government initiated its major offensive of Ukraine in early 2022. It at this time controls about one-fifth of Ukraine's soil, comprising the Crimean peninsula Moscow annexed in several years ago.