Zelensky warns Putin is creating a 'humanitarian disaster' as he meets Starmer

Volodymyr Zelensky warned Vladimir Putin was pushing Ukraine towards 'humanitarian disaster' today as he urged Western leaders to give him long-range weapons to hit back at Russia. Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the Ukrainian president to Downing Street on Friday ahead of talks on how to increase pressure on Moscow and boost Ukraine's defences. Measures under consideration include further efforts to cripple the economy supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin's war effort by taking Russian oil and gas off the global market, and seeking ways to use frozen assets to fund Ukraine's defences. US president Donald Trump on Wednesday hit Russia's two biggest oil companies with new sanctions in a sharp policy shift on Moscow's war in Ukraine that prompted India to consider cutting Russian imports.