More than 20 nations have joined forces to block Russian oil and gas from the global market. The move comes as part of a new push to pressure President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who hosted the “coalition of the willing” summit in London, said the coalition was focused on cutting funding for Russia’s war efforts. “We’re choking off funding for Russia’s war machine,” Starmer told reporters.
Recently, both the UK and the US have slapped sanctions on Russia’s top two oil companies. Meanwhile, the European Union has targeted Russia’s liquefied natural gas exports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined the meeting in London. He stressed that sustained pressure on Russia was the only way to halt the conflict. However, the summit did not bring announcements of long-range missile deliveries to Ukraine, something Zelensky has called vital for striking targets deep inside Russia.
Last week, US President Donald Trump told Zelensky in Washington that he was not yet prepared to supply Tomahawk missiles. Putin later warned that if such weapons hit Russian territory, the response would be “overwhelming.
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