Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK’s missile plan is “accelerating” in a bid to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia.Volodymyr Zelensky and the prime minister met with world leaders in the “coalition of the willing” on Friday afternoon in an effort to push for long-range missiles that can strike deep inside Russia.

Britain on Friday called for a raft of measures against Russia to strengthen Ukraine's hand ahead of any future peace talks, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy heads to London for discussions with key allies.

European leaders vowed to work in coordination to ratchet up the pressure on Russia as the so-called “coalition of the willing” met in London to discuss strategies to end the war in Ukraine.

The talks aim to step up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding momentum to measures in recent days that have included a new round of sanctions from the United States and European countries that take aim at Russia’s vital oil and gas export earnings.

He tells Volodymyr Zelensky "your security is our security", and says European allies are "strengthening Ukraine's air defence" and will "keep up the military pressure" on Moscow Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to urge fellow coalition of the willing countries to provide Ukraine with more long-range missiles after a successful attack on Russia earlier this week.

European leaders have agreed to meet Ukraine’s “pressing financial needs” for the next two years but stopped short of endorsing a plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund a loan to Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the United States to expand sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies to the whole sector.