🔗 Share this article Starmer to Urge Supporting Countries on Advanced Missile Systems for Ukrainian Forces at London Conference Sir Keir will host President Zelensky for discussions of the "alliance of supportive nations" Sir Keir Starmer will push partner nations to supply Ukrainian forces with more advanced missile systems to hit enemy locations during talks in the UK capital on Friday. Sir Keir is set to welcome Ukraine's leader Zelensky alongside what's known as "coalition of the willing", comprising over twenty of Ukraine's allies who have committed to offer Kyiv security guarantees once fighting stops is arranged. The Ukrainian leader has been pleading for an extended period for additional extended-range systems from the West, a move that Russia has cautions would intensify the war. President Zelensky is coming from Brussels, where he held talks with European Union officials on the previous day seeking funding aid. "The only person participating in the ongoing war who does not want to end the fighting is President Putin," Sir Keir stated. Sir Keir will also reveal that a hundred extra air defense systems will be supplied to Kyiv sooner than scheduled, as specified in a substantial financial arrangement struck between Britain and Ukraine in last spring. International Support Zelensky comes off the back of important international achievements in recent days: Donald Trump's decision to implement additional restrictions against Russia, and the European Union deciding to fund Ukraine's financial gap. The Prime Minister is aiming to maintain the progress by escalating the influence on Russia to pursue a conclusion to the war. Meeting Attendees NATO leader the Secretary General Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Dutch the Netherlands leader Further attendees like Paris's head the French president will participate remotely The Prime Minister will urge participants to expand the delivery of advanced missile technology following a successful operation on a manufacturing site in Bryansk, the Russian Federation, using UK-provided missile systems. "And his horrific strikes on young children in a daycare recently demonstrate that crystal clear," he added. Two children were part of at least seven fatally wounded in a wave of Russian strikes on the country, which struck a preschool facility in the second biggest city Kharkiv. Economic Talks Britain's leader will confer with partner nations on approaches for withdraw Russia's petroleum resources from international trade. They will furthermore consider using blocked Russian resources to supply the Ukrainian government with financial loans, while the plan encountered insufficient agreement and jurisdictional challenges at the Brussels summit on yesterday. The EU opted against consenting to a proposal to use approximately €140 billion in seized Russian resources to financially prop up the Ukrainian economy. Nevertheless, the leaders decided to assist with Ukraine's "economic requirements" for the next two years. United States also revealed sanctions on midweek against Moscow's major petroleum firms, Rosneft Oil and the private firm, as element of actions to increase economic pressure on Moscow to commence ceasefire negotiations. The Russian government initiated its major offensive of the country in early 2022. It at this time occupies about 20% of Ukraine's soil, encompassing the Crimean peninsula Moscow seized in 2014.