Earlier, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the package would be Britain's largest against Russia since the early days of the Ukraine war, including more measures against vessels used to help Russia evade sanctions and targeting companies in China and elsewhere who supply military components.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries should be willing to take on more risk with regard to sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet with President Donald Trump this week as they try to clinch a European role in the ongoing talks between Washington and Moscow on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that any British plan to send troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission would be unacceptable for Russia and that it was monitoring statements by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with concern.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that a U.S. security commitment was the only way to ensure lasting peace in Ukraine and it was too early to say how many British peacekeeping troops he would be willing to deploy.

The prime minister announced the increase in defence spending days before meeting US President Donald Trump in Washington.

Former Trump deputy national security advisor KT McFarland discusses reports of President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as European leaders hold an emergency meeting on Trump's agenda.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on European nations to "step up" to help secure a lasting peace in Ukraine, committing to deploying British soldiers.

European leaders are planning an emergency summit in Paris on Monday amid concerns the continent is being shut out of plans to end Russia's war with Ukraine.

The prime minister says a "US security guarantee is the only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again".