The UK will supply enriched uranium to Ukraine for its nuclear power stations and impose new sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said ahead of a G7 summit session.
Denouncing Russia's "barbaric strikes" on Ukraine, the UK is "stepping up" by "choking off the revenues that fuel [Vladimir] Putin's war and powering Ukraine through the winters ahead", his office quoted Mr Starmer as saying.
The UK announced the new package of sanctions targeting the shadow fleet used to move Russian oil and gas, and the finance networks used to evade Western sanctions.
The actions also target three companies and 10 officers from the GRU intelligence agency suspected of involvement in covertly acquiring Western technology for the Russian military.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived for the summit of seven leading world powers in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains, with allies looking to tilt the balance in Kyiv's favour after over four years of war.
His appearance comes after a Russian barrage of missiles yesterday killed at least 11 people across Ukraine and sparked a fire at one of the most important Orthodox monasteries in the capital .
Mr Starmer's office said the energy deal would "power Ukraine for the two years".
Mr Starmer - under pressure at after his defence minister resigned in a row over military spending last week - will tell leaders at the session that "the G7 should collectively go further to ensure Ukraine secures the just and lasting peace it deserves".
"We will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes and this announcement reinforces that," Mr Starmer said, according to his office.
Some £210 million (€243 million) worth of export finance will allow the UK-based Urenco to supply enriched uranium to Ukraine's nuclear power producer, Energoatom, it said.
A Ukrainian drone attack damaged a facility at the Moscow oil refinery owned by Russia's Gazpromneft SIBN.MM, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
"There were no casualties. Emergency services are working at the scene," Mr Sobyanin wrote on Telegram. He did not say whether the refinery's operations have been affected.
The plant, the biggest in the Moscow region, processed 11.6 million tons of oil, producing 2.9 million tons of petrol and 3.2 million tons of diesel in 2024, the latest available data.
The number of drone strikes on Russian refineries has doubled since the start of 2026, leading to full or partial shutdowns of oil processing and a decline in the production of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, according to official data, social media, and Reuters calculations.
The Gazpromneft refinery serves the Moscow region, which has not so far been among the dozen or so Russian regions where there have been supply disruptions.
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