Xinhua Agency, London, October 24 (Reporters Zheng Bofei and Yu Aiten) European leaders and NATO leaders held a "Alliance of Volunteers" meeting in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, on the 24th, announcing that they would further increase sanctions against Russia and accelerate the provision of long-range strike and air defense equipment to Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Starmer, Ukrainian President Zelensky, Dutch Prime Minister Schoff, Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen and NATO Secretary General Rutte jointly held a press conference on the same day and stated that Russian oil and natural gas will be gradually excluded from the global market, and will promote the use of frozen Russian assets to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Stammer said Britain had led the overall sanctions on Russia's oil and gas, followed by the United States and the European Union, forming a "coordinated comprehensive strike", and he also announced that Britain plans to supply Ukraine with more than 5,000 lightweight multipurpose missiles, of which 140 will be delivered in advance.

European Commission President Von der Leyen said on Monday that EU member states have approved the 19th round of sanctions against Russia, which is the first EU to hit one of the Russian economic pillars, the gas industry.According to a communiqué issued by the Council of the European Union, the 19th round of EU sanctions against Russia includes the addition of 69 separate sanctions and a number of economic restrictions, mainly targeting Russian energy, finance and military industries.