British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday told a Coalition of the Willing meeting that London was "ready to move" with the European Union on providing financial support to Ukraine based on the value of "immobilised" assets.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sits with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, Defence Secretary John Healey and Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton, while other participants attend by video link, as Starmer co-chairs the 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting of international partners on Ukraine, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, November 25, 2025. Reuters/Toby Melville
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday told a Coalition of the Willing meeting that London was "ready to move" with the European Union on providing financial support to Ukraine based on the value of "immobilised" assets.
"This is the best way to show (Russian President Vladimir) Putin he should negotiate rather than trying to out-wait us, and it's the best way for us to be ready to support Ukraine in war or in peace," Starmer told the leaders of France, Germany and other European nations during a virtual meeting.
He said he knew that EU teams were working "around the clock" on financing: "I know that EU leaders are looking at this in the next few weeks, where progress is being made."
Ukraine signalled support for the framework of a peace deal with Russia but stressed that sensitive issues needed to be fixed at a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Reporting by Muvija M
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen maintained her lead ahead of the presidential election and far-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon was second in most tested scenarios, a poll showed on Monday, stressing the electorate's growing polarisation as Emmanuel Macron's era ends.
Sweden's centre-left parties, which back Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson for prime minister, held an early lead with 51.3% of the vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday, an exit poll by broadcaster SVT showed.
Hungary's government will change legislation passed in 2020 by Viktor Orban's former government that had effectively banned gay adoption, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Saturday.
To make this website run properly and to improve your experience, we use cookies. For more detailed information, please check our Cookie Policy.
Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.