Starmer hosts Ukraine coalition call in bid to step up pressure on Russia

Leaders of 26 countries of “Will of the The -Willing” have agreed to raise pressure on Russia to restore Ukraine’s ceasefire, but UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmar admits that the United States is still not ready to supply military “backstop” to ensure that it lasts.

On Saturday, Starmar organized a video meeting, where European countries were originally agreed to increase military support for Ukraine and to ban Russian President Vladimir Putin on Moscow to be in serious peace talks.

“Kremlin’s President Trump’s ceasefire proposal on the ceasefire proposal, and the continued brutal attack on Ukraine, turned the complete counter to the aspirations of President Putin’s peace,” Starmar said. “Yes, but in a position… ” Not good enough. ‘

Speaking on Downing Street, Starmar confirmed that the teams of the countries “would double the restrictions on Russia”, including focusing on the alternative to the Russian assets to intensify the pressure on Putin.

British officials said several countries had offered a new offer to send troops to Ukraine to assist in protecting a peace agreement, but which one refused to say. US President Donald Trump has not yet been able to offer a security backstop.

“America’s position has not changed,” said Starmar. “We have become clear that it has to be done together with the United States.” He said that Britain was talking to the United States on a daily basis.

At a London summit two weeks ago, he said that the coalition coalition that he launched, considering the support of various levels for Ukraine.

Most countries came from Europe at Saturday’s call, but participants also included Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Were represented with the EU and NATO Ukraine. Starmer said that Japan, which was not in the call, offered “backing”.

Britain and France are still the only country that has been committed to the firm in sending troops to Ukraine to help guarantee the peace treaty, although others are open to this idea. Some have provided financial or logistical support.

“My feelings are soon to come to the table soon or later to the table,” Starmar said at the beginning of the video call on Saturday, “The ball is in his court”.

“However – and this is a big one for us this morning at our meeting but we can’t sit back and just wait for it to happen. We have to move forward, proceed and prepare for peace. “

Starma said at the meeting that the time had less discussion and there were more “concrete commitments” and he demanded at a press conference after discussing that in several cases.

Leaders agreed to send a peace agreement to work as a “strong” guarantee with discussion at the military planner at the military planner at the military planning level on Thursday.

Starmar said that leaders have agreed to increase financial and military support for Ukraine in the short term but also in the long run to help Kiev provide his own security guarantee.

He emphasized the need to support us for any peacekeeping campaign, he said that the risk is “We will repeat the experiences of recent years and Russia will again violate the line”.

He further confirmed that if Putin did not agree to the ceasefire, the leaders discussed the ban on ban. Downing Street says that the Himaites are considered to be more than $ 200 billion in Russian resources.

Number ten acknowledges that occupying Russian resources – against the use of interest from them to support Ukraine, as it currently does – it was “a complex situation”.

In a statement after the Saturday’s meeting on Saturday, the leaders said that “all the legal routes would continue to explore” to ensure that the leaders paid for the damage to Ukraine in Russia. ”

France and Germany, which have long opposed the occupation of a full development of resources in the EU, are warming the idea and discussing with the United Kingdom and others where they can be used as part of negotiations to end the war.

Britain and France have proposed to keep troops on the ground to help protect peace — but only if the proposed initial 30-day ceasefire is kept-other countries are much more reluctant to support the military directly.

Starmer said at the meeting that during the proposed 30 -day war “wishing alliances” had to help “monitor the ceasefire”. UK officials say it will initially involve satellite and surveillance rather than the deployment of troops in Ukraine.

There are reservations about sending troops to Ukraine to countries including Germany and Poland. Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni’s office said, “Italian participation in the potential military on the ground was not imagined.”

The Dutch Prime Minister Dick Shuf X said in X -Netherlands that the Netherlands will attend a military planners’ meeting in London on Thursday in the context of “security guarantee”.

European Commission president Ursula von deer Lane said the ball was in Putin’s court. “In the meantime we will support Ukraine and its armed forces to strengthen,” he said.

He added the New Brussels initiative to increase national defense expenses, “We will continue to try Europe through Europe Europe.”

Additional Report of Amy Kazmin and Andy Bounds in Rome and Henry Faye in Brussels