i've got kelvin mackenzie and bill rammell. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live and give you your 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle, thank you and good evening. it's 6:01. i'm katie bowen in the gb news room. gb news understands this evening that 20 countries are in talks about joining a coalition of the willing to keep the peace in ukraine. it was announced earlier today that the uk government has signed a £30 million deal to provide ukraine's armed forces with more advanced attack drones to tackle russian aggression in the black sea. sir keir starmer said the uk will play a leading part in terms of defence and security. posting on x after that eu leaders summit in brussels, president zelenskyy said that, quote, everyone must ensure that russia, the sole source of this war, accepts the need to end it. he went on to add that the next step is basic trust in the circumstances in which the negotiations are taking place. the prime minister spoke to gb news katherine forster a short time ago. we'll bring you that later. trip