Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.
We are coming to you live from our studio here in London.
I'm Lise Doucet.
Thank you for joining us.
And we do start in Britain this morning because the Prime Minister,
Sir Keir Starmer, has just ended an online meeting of allies about 25 world leaders.
They've been discussing concrete commitments to support Ukraine in the event of a peace deal or even just a ceasefire,
including a possible force to guarantee that peace if and when it's reached.
Speaking in the last 30 minutes, just after the virtual meeting ended,
the prime Minister stressed the need for peace and accused Russia of delaying an agreement.
President Zelensky has shown once again and beyond any doubt that Ukraine is the party of peace.
Vladimir has committed to a 30 day unconditional ceasefire, but Putin is trying to delay,
saying there must be a painstaking study before a ceasefire can take place.
Well, the world needs action, not a study, not empty words and conditions.
So my message is very clear.
Sooner or later, Putin will have to come to the table.
And if he comes to the table,
Keir Starmer says world leaders have to be prepared to, to defend that deal.
We agreed we will keep increasing the pressure on Russia,
keep the military aid flowing to Ukraine and keep tightening restrictions on Russia's economy to weaken Putin's war machine and bring him to the table.