Today, July 19, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky will speak at an extraordinary meeting of the British government.
This is stated in a message on the British government website.
Zelensky will speak at the UK government: what is known
Volodymyr Zelensky will be the first foreign leader to visit Downing Street since Keir Starmer was elected prime minister, and the first foreign leader to address the British government in person since US President Bill Clinton in 1997.
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“Ukraine is and will always remain at the heart of my government’s agenda, so it is fitting that President Zelenskyy will make a historic address to my office,” Starmer said.
What will Zelensky talk about in the UK government
Zelensky will brief the new British Cabinet on the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine and the need to build up Europe's defense industrial base to stay ahead of the Russian threat.
The two leaders are also expected to agree a defense export support deal to be signed by defense ministers to boost the UK and Ukraine's defense industrial bases and increase production of military equipment and weapons.
The agreement will allow Ukraine to raise £3.5 billion in export finance to support its Armed Forces.
This will also enable Ukrainian and British defense companies to invest in further military capabilities and continue to rapidly innovate on the latest military technology.
Zelensky will also likely make an appeal to stop the shadow fleet of the Russian Federation.
In addition, the leaders are expected to discuss the conclusion of UK-Ukrainian negotiations to provide £181 million in support for Energoatom to supply nuclear fuel from the British company Urenco.
