Zelenskyy to meet Starmer and ‘coalition of the willing’ to discuss further military support and how to pressure Russia – Europe live

<p>After the EU adopted its 19th sanctions package against Russia, UK PM intends to make the case for using Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defences </p><p>The Russian defence ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of three more villages in eastern Ukraine, Russian agencies reported.</p><p>According to the ministry, Russian troops have taken <strong>Bolohivka</strong> in the Kharkiv region, <strong>Promin</strong> in the Donetsk region, as well as <strong>Zlagoda</strong> in the Dnipropetrovsk region.</p><p>As Turkey, we are doing our utmost for the ceasefire to be secured. The Hamas side is abiding by the ceasefire. In fact, it is openly stating its commitment to this. Israel, meanwhile, is continuing to violate the ceasefire.</p><p>The international community, namely the United States, must do more to ensure Israel’s full compliance to the ceasefire and agreement,” he said, according to a transcript of his comments shared by his office on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/24/volodmyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-vladimir-putin-sanctions-keir-starmer-coalition-of-the-willing-military-support-europe-live-news">Continue reading...</a>