European leaders and NATO’s chief vowed to step up sanctions on Russia and accelerate the delivery of long-range strike and air defence weapons to Ukraine following a “Coalition of the Willing” meeting in London.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders held a joint press conference after the meeting, saying the coalition aims to gradually phase out Russian oil and gas from the global market and channel frozen Russian assets into funding Ukraine’s reconstruction.

Starmer said Britain had taken the lead in fully sanctioning Russian oil and gas, followed by the United States and the European Union. He announced that Britain plans to supply Ukraine with more than 5,000 lightweight multirole missiles, with 140 delivered ahead of schedule, reports Xinhua news agency.

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