"What's happening here is turning that political intention into reality," says UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he addresses military leaders from some 30 countries keen to preserve an eventual ceasefire in Ukraine as part of the so-called "coalition of willing". "Plans are coming together," he adds, speaking at a military base just northwest of London. Starmer has been leading efforts to form the coalition alongside French President Emmanuel Macron since US President Donald Trump opened direct negotiations with Russia last month to end the three-year-long war. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES