More than 20 nations supporting Ukraine have pledged to take Russian oil and gas off the global market as part of efforts to pressure President Vladimir Putin to end the war. This move is aimed at "choking off funding for Russia's war machine," according to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who hosted a summit of the so-called "coalition of the willing" in London.
The pledge includes targeting Russian sovereign assets to "unlock billions to help finance Ukraine's defence". The coalition also agreed to strengthen Ukraine's air defences amid almost daily Russian air assaults on Ukrainian civilians and energy infrastructure.
However, the meeting fell short of providing concrete examples of how exactly the allies would force a change on the battlefield or force Putin to the negotiating table. Comments by the leaders in London are likely to be disappointing for those who were hoping to hear specific plans to prevent Russia from attacking Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has long argued that US-made Tomahawks and European missiles would help make the war costs heavier for Moscow by hitting key military targets – including oil refineries and weapons depots – deep inside Russia. However, US President Donald Trump indicated last week that he was not ready to supply Tomahawks.
Speaking at a joint press conference after the London summit, Sir Keir said Putin was "not serious about peace", and therefore Ukraine's allies agreed a "clear plan for the rest of the year" on supporting Ukraine. The UK prime minister also gave no further details on how exactly this would be achieved.
Meanwhile, EU leaders agreed to help support Ukraine's "financial needs" for the next two years but stopped short of agreeing to use frozen Russian assets worth €140bn (£122bn).
The pledge includes targeting Russian sovereign assets to "unlock billions to help finance Ukraine's defence". The coalition also agreed to strengthen Ukraine's air defences amid almost daily Russian air assaults on Ukrainian civilians and energy infrastructure.
However, the meeting fell short of providing concrete examples of how exactly the allies would force a change on the battlefield or force Putin to the negotiating table. Comments by the leaders in London are likely to be disappointing for those who were hoping to hear specific plans to prevent Russia from attacking Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has long argued that US-made Tomahawks and European missiles would help make the war costs heavier for Moscow by hitting key military targets – including oil refineries and weapons depots – deep inside Russia. However, US President Donald Trump indicated last week that he was not ready to supply Tomahawks.
Speaking at a joint press conference after the London summit, Sir Keir said Putin was "not serious about peace", and therefore Ukraine's allies agreed a "clear plan for the rest of the year" on supporting Ukraine. The UK prime minister also gave no further details on how exactly this would be achieved.
Meanwhile, EU leaders agreed to help support Ukraine's "financial needs" for the next two years but stopped short of agreeing to use frozen Russian assets worth €140bn (£122bn).
. I mean, all these nations pledging to cut off Russian oil and gas from the market seems like a pretty bold move... but where's the concrete plan to make Putin blink? 
We've seen US President Donald Trump saying no to supplying Tomahawks, which kinda undermines the whole coalition's "clear plan" 
. And what about the €140bn worth of frozen Russian assets? That's a whole lotta cash that could be used to help Ukraine... but is it just gonna sit there collecting dust? 
. We're talking about cutting off like, 20+ nations from Russia's oil and gas supply... that's like, a huge chunk of their GDP 
. But if we're really serious about crippling Putin's war machine, I think we need to be talking about more than just symbolic gestures 
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. If we can get even a fraction of those imports cut off, I think we'd see some real pressure on Russia's economy 
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. I mean, we gotta choke off that funding for Putin's war machine 
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. Come on, guys! We gotta be serious about supporting Ukraine here 
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. I mean, we got EU leaders agreeing to help with financial support for the next two years 
I'm literally so frustrated right now 
... like what is going on with this summit? 
. And what's with the lack of details on how we're gonna achieve this?!? 
I mean, come on guys! If we wanna really help Ukraine, we need to put our money where our mouth is 
. And can we please just give Ukraine the Tomahawks they deserve?!? 
. It's all just so frustrating 
I'm worried about Ukraine 
. We gotta do more 
. What's with the Tomahawks? 
It's time for action 
️! EU should help Ukraine financially 
, but €140bn is a lot of money 
. Let's do this! 
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. We need to see action, not just words 
they just got like 20+ countries behind them in taking down russia's oil and gas supply 
this is def a big move to "choke off" funding for putin's war machine 
its also pretty cool that EU leaders agreed to support ukraine financially 
</font> We should be supporting Ukraine in any way we can. The idea of targeting Russian sovereign assets is a great one - 