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Sir Keir Starmer plans to press allies to deliver Ukraine with more long-range missiles to strike Moscow's positions during discussions in the UK capital on the upcoming Friday.

The prime minister plans to receive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside what's known as "alliance of supportive nations", consisting of more than 20 of Ukraine's allies who have pledged to grant the Ukrainian government security guarantees once hostilities pause is arranged.

Zelensky has been urging for weeks for more long-range weapons from allied countries, a step that Moscow has stated would worsen the war.

President Zelensky is journeying from Belgium, where he held talks with European Union officials on yesterday pursuing financial support.

"The sole individual participating in this conflict who does not want to end the war is the Russian leader," Starmer said.

Sir Keir furthermore reveal that one hundred additional anti-aircraft missiles will be supplied to Ukraine ahead of schedule, as outlined in a multi-billion pound agreement concluded between Britain and Ukraine in last spring.

Global Backing

Ukraine's leader comes off the back of significant diplomatic successes in recent days: Donald Trump's decision to finally apply new measures against Moscow, and European countries deciding to finance a Ukrainian budget hole.

The Prime Minister is aiming to continue the momentum by escalating the pressure on Moscow to negotiate an end to the war.

Conference Delegates

• Alliance chief Mark Rutte
• Danish leader Frederiksen
• Holland's Dick Schoof
• Others including France's leader the French president will attend online

Britain's leader will urge participants to expand the delivery of long-range weapons following a successful operation on a chemical plant in Bryansk, the Russian Federation, using British-supplied advanced weaponry.

"Additionally, his depraved assaults on innocent children in a daycare in recent days make that perfectly obvious," he added.

Several minors were part of a minimum of seven killed in numerous Moscow's attacks on the country, which hit a daycare center in the important metropolitan area Ukraine's second city.

Budgetary Negotiations

The Prime Minister will confer with supporting countries on methods to take Moscow's energy exports out of worldwide commerce.

The participants will furthermore discuss using frozen Russian assets to supply Kyiv with monetary support, while the proposal experienced divided opinions and legal hurdles at the European meeting on yesterday.

European Union opted against approving a plan to employ approximately €140 billion in frozen Russian assets to economically support the Ukrainian economy.

Nevertheless, the delegates decided to assist with the country's "budgetary necessities" for the next two years.

America furthermore revealed measures on midweek against the Russian major petroleum firms, Rosneft and the private firm, as component of initiatives to add financial pressure on Russia to commence peace talks.

Russia initiated its full-scale invasion of Ukrainian territory in February 2022. The invading forces presently occupies about 20% of Ukrainian territory, comprising the southern region Moscow annexed in several years ago.