LONDON: Looking for to shore up help greater than three years into Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer throughout a shock go to to London on Monday (Jun 23), cementing a army co-production deal.
Zelenskyy met with Starmer at his Downing Road residence, after earlier visiting King Charles III at Windsor Fortress.
The journey comes on the eve of a NATO summit in The Hague, which Zelenskyy is because of attend.
Addressing Ukrainian army personnel present process coaching within the UK, Starmer stated the pair had had “a wonderful bilateral assembly” and agreed an “industrial army co-production settlement”, which he known as “a large step ahead within the contribution that we are able to proceed to make”.
Zelenskyy, talking beside Starmer, insisted the deal “might be very robust and can rework each nations”, though no particulars had been launched.
After the assembly, Starmer stated it was “actually a privilege, a pleasure” to welcome Zelenskyy, calling him “a daily now at Downing Road”.
Starmer advised the Ukrainian troops it was “actually humbling” to see their “stage of professionalism, dedication and bravado”.
Greater than 50,000 troops have now been skilled as a part of the worldwide partnership.