UK has announced a £1.6 billion finance deal to help Ukraine acquire over 5,000 missiles.
London: Western leaders, including more than a dozen European heads of state and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, gathered in London on March 2 for a defense summit aimed at advancing a peace plan for Ukraine following a week of intense diplomatic talks.
The summit, hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Lancaster House, came amid diplomatic tensions, as a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump at the White House turned into a heated exchange.
PM Starmer announced that Britain, France, and Ukraine have agreed to draft a ceasefire plan to present to the United States. Ahead of the summit, he briefed leaders of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on his recent talks with key allies, emphasizing the need for Europe to remain united.
"We've got to find those countries in Europe that are prepared to be a bit more forward leaning. The UK and France are the most advanced on the thinking of this and that is why President (Emmanuel) Macron and I are working on this plan, which we will then discuss with the US," he told BBC television.
In addition, he also announced a £1.6 billion finance deal to help Ukraine acquire over 5,000 missiles.
While Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that support for Kyiv remains firm, France’s Macron, speaking to La Tribune Dimanche, warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions pose a threat beyond Ukraine. “We have an over-armed and aggressive Russia on our borders. It is carrying out terrorist actions and massive disinformation campaigns here and in Europe,” he said, per AP. “If Putin is not stopped, he will certainly move on to Moldova and perhaps beyond to Romania.”
