President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Ukrainian military as part of his visit to the UK. Head of State and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with the Ukrainian military in the south of England.
Zelenskiy and Sunak met with Ukrainian soldiers training at a British military facility. In particular, the President of Ukraine arrived at the British military facility Lulworth Camp in Dorset.
Zelensky met with the military who are training on the Challenger 2
Zelensky and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with the Ukrainian military training on Challenger 2 tanks.
Zelensky and Sunak met with the Ukrainian military/PA Photo
Zelensky in Britain met with the Ukrainian military/Photo PA
Zelensky visited the Ukrainian military in Britain/Photo PA
Rishi Sunak at a meeting with Zelensky said Britain would train 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers and send Challenger tanks soon.
We are training the Ukrainians, we are giving you the necessary weapons so that you can fight back against Russian forces, and we are also trying to speed up the supply of weapons so that they reach Ukraine as quickly as possible in a few days, a few weeks, but not in a few months. Ukraine needs Challenger tanks as early as next month so that it can defend itself,” Sunak said.
What is known about Zelensky’s visit to Britain
- President Vladimir Zelensky made a second foreign visit after a full-scale Russian invasion. The head of state went to Britain.
- Immediately after landing in the UK, the Ukrainian president was met by Rishi Sunak. Zelensky also met with King Charles III for the first time.
- Zelensky spoke in the British Parliament, where he handed over the helmet of a Ukrainian pilot to the speaker. In London, the leader of Ukraine asked to transfer modern aircraft to our military.
- After that, Rishi Sunak asked Defense Secretary Ben Wallace to investigate what aircraft the UK can provide to Ukraine.
- Apart from the meeting with Sunak, it is expected that that Zelensky will hold talks with French leader Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.