“Ukraine’s future is also our future,” British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmerputting Britain at the forefront of its support Ukrainian.

The statements were made at the press conference after the end of the work of the “Coalition of the willing”, held on Friday in London. More than 20 European leaders participated online, while NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and of course Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a physical presence.

Frozen Russian funds

Starmer’s aim is for the Western allies to define a “supreme pressure” strategy that will “choke off” Russian war funding. His report includes, among other things, the removal of Russian oil and gas from the international market.

It is recalled that London on October 15 imposed sanctions on the two largest oil companies in Russia, Rosneft and Lukoil, a move followed by the United States of America.

However, as the British media are commenting today, the EU has not taken any such action as Lukoil supplies Hungary and Slovakia. At the same time, he commented that “there are countries, in my opinion, that should work faster” in relation to Russia. Just on Thursday, Belgium blocked the decision of the European bloc to give the Ukrainian defense 140 billion euros of Russian funds, which are tied up in a Belgian financial house.

The only commitment from the European side came from Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredrichsen, who set a Christmas deadline for a reparations loan to Kiev.

Long-range missiles the “key”

At the same time, Starmer hinted at the delivery of long-range missiles to Kiev, which could hit vital Russian targets. As he commented, “I think we can do more in terms of capabilities, specifically long-range missile capabilities.”

However, Trump’s decision to freeze the procedures for sending American Tomahawk missiles is commented by analysts as sudden, with President Zelensky repeating that the help of the United States is considered necessary for the outcome of the war.

It should be mentioned that the Ukrainian president on Friday first visited King Charles at Windsor Castle, while later he had a four-on-one meeting with the British prime minister in Downing Street, with the two heading to the Foreign Ministry for the meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing”.