UK's Starmer says action on frozen Russian assets needed quickly

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday there was "absolute clarity" during a "coalition of the willing" meeting that progress on using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine must be realised quickly.

"Yesterday the EU took a very important step forward, and there was absolute clarity in this afternoon's meeting that we need to see that progress come to fruition within a short timetable," Starmer told reporters alongside European leaders and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Starmer referred to the European Union's 19th sanctions package, banning Russian liquefied natural gas imports and targeting entities ranging from Chinese refiners and Central Asian banks to a Russian prison medic.

(Reporting by Alistair Smouth and William James, writing by Sam Tabahriti, editing by Paul Sandle)