🔗 Share this article Sir Keir Starmer to Press Allies on Advanced Missile Systems for Ukrainian Forces at London Conference Sir Keir is set to welcome Zelensky for discussions of the "alliance of supportive nations" Britain's leader plans to press allies to supply Ukrainian forces with more extended-range weaponry to hit Russian targets during talks in London on Friday. Britain's leader plans to receive Ukraine's leader Zelensky alongside the so-called "coalition of the willing", consisting of over twenty of supporting nations who have pledged to provide Kyiv protection commitments once hostilities pause is arranged. Zelensky has been appealing for an extended period for more advanced missile technology from allied countries, an action that the Russian government has stated would intensify the hostilities. President Zelensky is coming from Brussels, where he conferred with European Union officials on the previous day pursuing financial support. "The only person participating in this conflict who does not want to halt the fighting is President Putin," Sir Keir stated. Sir Keir will also declare that a hundred further anti-aircraft missiles will be delivered to Ukrainian forces ahead of schedule, as specified in a £1.6bn deal reached between Britain and Kyiv in spring. International Support Zelensky comes off the back of significant diplomatic successes recently: Washington's action to finally apply further sanctions against Russia, and EU nations consenting to finance Kyiv's budgetary shortfall. Britain's leader is aiming to sustain the momentum by increasing the leverage on Russia to negotiate an end to the hostilities. Meeting Attendees Alliance chief the Dutch official Denmark's Prime Minister Frederiksen Dutch Schoof Further attendees like French President the French president will attend online Britain's leader will urge leaders to ramp up the delivery of long-range weapons following an effective operation on a manufacturing site in the Russian city, Russia, using UK-provided missile systems. "Additionally, his depraved assaults on small children in a preschool this week demonstrate that abundantly clear," he added. Two children were among at least seven killed in a wave of enemy assaults on Ukraine, which targeted a nursery in the important metropolitan area Ukraine's second city. Budgetary Negotiations Sir Keir will consult Western allies on how to withdraw Russia's petroleum resources off the global market. Delegates will furthermore discuss using frozen Russian assets to provide Kyiv with monetary support, though the proposal faced a lack of political consensus and regulatory obstacles at the Brussels summit on the previous day. European Union opted against approving a plan to use approximately €140 billion in seized Russian resources to economically support Kyiv's finances. Nevertheless, the delegates consented to help support Ukraine's "budgetary necessities" for the upcoming biennium. America also announced restrictions on midweek against Moscow's biggest oil companies, the state-owned company and the private firm, as component of initiatives to increase monetary leverage on the Kremlin to begin ceasefire negotiations. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country in winter 2022. Russian troops at this time controls about 20% of Ukraine's soil, including the Crimean peninsula Moscow took control of in several years ago.