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Britain's leader will push partner nations to supply Ukrainian forces with further advanced missile systems to hit Russian targets during discussions in Britain on the upcoming Friday.

Sir Keir plans to receive Ukraine's leader Zelensky alongside the so-called "alliance of supportive nations", including over twenty of Kyiv's partners who have pledged to provide Kyiv protection commitments once fighting stops is arranged.

Ukraine's president has been urging for an extended period for more long-range weapons from Western nations, a step that the Russian government has cautions would worsen the conflict.

The Ukrainian president is travelling from Belgium, where he held talks with European representatives on yesterday seeking financial support.

"The only person involved in this conflict who refuses to end the war is the Russian leader," Sir Keir remarked.

The Prime Minister furthermore declare that 100 extra anti-aircraft missiles will be supplied to Ukraine ahead of schedule, as detailed in a multi-billion pound agreement reached between the United Kingdom and the Ukrainian government in March.

Diplomatic Momentum

The Ukrainian president travels after significant diplomatic successes this week: Donald Trump's decision to enact new measures against Russia, and European countries consenting to finance a Ukrainian budget hole.

The Prime Minister is aiming to sustain the forward movement by increasing the pressure on Russia to negotiate a conclusion to the hostilities.

Conference Delegates

• NATO leader Mark Rutte
• Denmark's Prime Minister the Danish PM
• Holland's Schoof
• Others including France's leader Emmanuel Macron will participate remotely

The Prime Minister will encourage leaders to expand the provision of long-range weapons following a successful attack on a manufacturing site in the Russian city, the Russian Federation, using British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles.

"And his depraved strikes on innocent children in a preschool this week demonstrate that crystal clear," he added.

A pair of children were among no fewer than seven fatally wounded in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian territory, which targeted a nursery in the important metropolitan area Ukraine's second city.

Economic Talks

The Prime Minister will consult partner nations on how to take Russia's petroleum resources off the global market.

The participants will additionally discuss employing blocked Russian resources to supply Ukraine with monetary support, although the initiative experienced a lack of political consensus and regulatory obstacles at the European meeting on Thursday.

European nations stopped short of agreeing a plan to employ approximately €140 billion in seized Russian resources to financially prop up Kyiv's finances.

Nonetheless, the delegates agreed to contribute to the country's "economic requirements" for the next two years.

The US also announced restrictions on Wednesday against Moscow's biggest energy corporations, the state-owned company and Lukoil, as part of efforts to increase economic pressure on the Kremlin to begin ceasefire negotiations.

The Russian government began its comprehensive attack of Ukraine in winter 2022. It currently occupies about one-fifth of the country's land, encompassing the Crimean peninsula Moscow seized in 2014.