🔗 Share this article Sir Keir Starmer to Press Supporting Countries on Advanced Missile Systems for Ukrainian Forces at UK Gathering Keir Starmer will host President Zelensky for a meeting of the "group of committed partners" The UK Prime Minister plans to press supporting countries to supply Ukraine with additional long-range missiles to strike Russian targets during discussions in London on this Friday. Sir Keir is set to welcome Ukrainian President Zelensky alongside what's known as "coalition of the willing", including more than 20 of Kyiv's partners who have committed to grant Ukraine defense assurances once a ceasefire is negotiated. Zelensky has been appealing for an extended period for more advanced missile technology from Western nations, an action that Moscow has warned would worsen the conflict. The Ukrainian president is coming from Brussels, where he conferred with European Union officials on yesterday requesting financial support. "The only person participating in current hostilities who does not want to end the fighting is Vladimir Putin," Sir Keir remarked. The Prime Minister will also announce that 100 extra air defense systems will be provided to Ukraine earlier than planned, as detailed in a substantial financial arrangement reached between the United Kingdom and the Ukrainian government in March. International Support Zelensky travels off the back of significant diplomatic successes this week: Donald Trump's decision to finally apply new measures against Russia, and the European Union agreeing to finance a Ukrainian budget hole. Britain's leader is aiming to maintain the forward movement by intensifying the pressure on the Kremlin to pursue a conclusion to the hostilities. Conference Delegates Alliance chief Mark Rutte Danish leader the Danish PM Dutch Schoof Others including Paris's head Macron will attend online Sir Keir will encourage participants to ramp up the supply of advanced missile technology following a productive attack on a manufacturing site in the Bryansk region, the Russian Federation, using Britain-delivered advanced weaponry. "Additionally, his horrific strikes on innocent children in a preschool this week make that crystal clear," he continued. A pair of children were part of no fewer than seven lost in multiple enemy assaults on the country, which targeted a preschool facility in the major urban center Ukraine's second city. Budgetary Negotiations Sir Keir will discuss with Western allies on methods to withdraw Moscow's energy exports off the global market. The participants will furthermore discuss using blocked Russian resources to provide Kyiv with monetary support, while the proposal experienced insufficient agreement and legal hurdles at the European meeting on Thursday. European nations opted against approving to a proposal to employ approximately €140 billion in frozen Russian assets to financially prop up Ukraine. Nevertheless, the delegates agreed to contribute to Ukraine's "budgetary necessities" for the upcoming biennium. United States additionally revealed measures on Wednesday against Moscow's biggest petroleum firms, Rosneft Oil and the private firm, as element of actions to apply economic pressure on Moscow to commence hostility discussions. The Russian government initiated its major offensive of Ukrainian territory in early 2022. Russian troops currently holds about one-fifth of the country's land, including the southern Crimea peninsular Russia took control of in 2014.