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LONDON, Aug 19 (KUNA) -- The UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chaired a virtual meeting of the Coalition of the Willing Tuesday morning with over 30 international leaders to update on the talks in Washington last night.
According to a government statement, the Prime Minister began by reflecting on the "constructive" meeting, saying it was clear there was a real sense of unity and shared goal of securing a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
Turning to next steps, the Prime Minister outlined that Coalition of the Willing planning teams would meet with their US counterparts in the coming days to further strengthen plans to deliver robust security guarantees and prepare for the deployment of a reassurance force if the hostilities ended.
The leaders also discussed how further pressure - including through sanctions - could be placed on Russian President Vladimir Putin until he showed he was ready to take serious action to end his illegal invasion, the 10 Downing Street statement concluded. (end)
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