He adds “Europe must do the heavy lifting” but backing from the US is needed, and says the UK, France and others have agreed to work with Ukraine to end the fighting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting with the King at Sandringham Estate

The prime minister also announces the UK government will allow Ukraine to use £1.6bn of UK export finance to buy more than five thousand air defence missiles

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says “it’s important we prepare for the worst