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The PM said the deal allows Ukraine to use £1.6 billion of UK export finance to purchase more than 5,000 air defence missiles.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new deal which allows Ukraine to use £1.6 billion of UK export finance to purchase more than 5,000 air defence missiles, as he spoke at a news conference following a major security summit in London.

The PM said the weapons, which will be made in Belfast, creating jobs in the UK’s defence sector.

“This will be vital for protecting critical infrastructure,” he said. “Now, and strengthen Ukraine in securing the peace when it comes.”

It comes after Sir Keir issued a stern six-word warning to European allies as he hosted talks over the war in Ukraine and the threat of Russia.

Speaking to leaders gathered at Lancaster House, the Prime Minister told them: “We gather here today because this is a once-in-a-generation moment for the security of Europe and we all need to step up.”

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky was among 19 leaders from around the world – minus the Americans – for the crisis talks, with US President Donald Trump’s isolationist rhetoric putting Washington’s commitment to European security in doubt.

It’s a far cry from Friday when the Ukrainian President was berated by Trump and his Vice-President JD Vance in the Oval Office at the White House when both men called him “disrespectful” and Mr Trump said he was “gambling with World War III”.

Sir Keir reaffirmed the UK’s backing for Ukraine in a warm meeting on Saturday, but also hopes to keep Trump onside to deter further aggression from Putin.