British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a four-point plan to bring about a ceasefire in Ukraine and protect the country from Russia, the BBC reported.
After the summit in London, he said at a press conference that the United Kingdom, France and other countries would step up their efforts in a "coalition of the willing" and would seek to include the United States in their support for Ukraine. "Today we are at a crossroads in history", Starmer said.
The Prime Minister explained that the four points agreed upon include:
Continuing military support for Ukraine and increasing economic pressure on Russia.
Negotiations for a lasting peace must guarantee Ukraine's sovereignty and security and Ukraine must be present at all peace talks.
In the event of a peace agreement, Ukraine's defense capabilities must be strengthened to deter any future invasion.
To create a "coalition of the willing" to protect a possible future deal in Ukraine and ensure peace thereafter.
In addition, Keir Starmer announced an additional 1.6 billion pounds in export financing for the United Kingdom to purchase more than 5,000 missiles for air defence. This comes on top of a £2.2 billion loan to provide more military aid to Ukraine, backed by profits from frozen Russian assets.
He said Europe must learn from the mistakes of the past and "we cannot accept a weak deal that Russia can easily break, instead any deal must be backed by strength".
However, Starmer did not specify which countries had agreed to join this "coalition of the willing". The UK will back its commitment with "boots on the ground and planes in the air", he added.
"Europe must do the heavy lifting", he said, adding that the agreement would need US support and must include Russia, but Moscow cannot be allowed to dictate the terms.
Starmer made it clear that "we agree with Trump on the urgent need for lasting peace".
When asked if the US and President Trump were an unreliable ally, the prime minister said that no one wanted to see the events of last Friday, February 28 (the meeting between Zelensky and Trump - ed.), but he still did not accept that the US was an unreliable ally.