British Foreign Secretary David Cameron used a visit to Washington on Thursday to urge politicians in the United States to approve a fresh package of military aid for Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden has pleaded with Republicans for a fresh infusion of military aid for Ukraine, warning that a victory for Russia over Kyiv would leave Moscow in position to attack NATO allies and could draw U.S. troops into a war. However, Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democratic-backed legislation that would have provided billions of dollars in new security assistance for Ukraine, saying they wanted to press their point about the importance of tighter border policy.
Lord Cameron joked about his ‘disagreements’ with Boris Johnson, but said support for the Ukrainian president was ‘the finest thing’ his government did
A global "peace summit" for Ukraine may now take place in February 2024, a top Kyiv official said on Thursday amid concerns in the West that the war in Gaza is making it harder to win over diplomatic support for Kyiv's blueprint for peace. Ukraine had aimed to hold a summit of world leaders this year as it tries to build a global coalition of support to endorse a 10-point "formula" for peace drafted by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Kyiv has organised a series of talks attended by dozens of countries without Russia, mostly recently in Malta at the level of national security advisers, to work towards the summit, with Russia's war now in its 21st month.
The EU is calling for an acceleration of military aid to Ukraine and tightening of sanctions against Russia, in addition to making long-term security commitments to Kyiv, the European Council said in a post-summit communique on Oct. 27.