Zelensky met Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street. The video of the meeting of the two leaders has come to the fore. Zelensky arrived in Britain for the second time in the middle of the war. Earlier, he had reached America for the first time. Where he met Joe Biden. Zelensky reached Britain and thanked the people. He said that the war with Russia is getting full support of the people of Britain.
Zelensky said
UK has been with us since day one
While giving a speech in the UK Parliament on Wednesday, Zelensky thanked the people of Britain on behalf of the ‘War Heroes’ of Ukraine.
London has stood by us since the first day of the war. I don’t know how to thank you for your help. We know that Russia will lose this war. The whole world will change after our victory. Boris Johnson (former PM of UK) helped us by taking everyone along when it seemed impossible. After Russia’s invasion in February last year, Ukraine, America and Britain have become good friends. Zelensky also praised Britain’s latest sanctions on Russia.
Sunak said – Britain will give training to Ukraine Army
During Zelensky’s visit, Sunak announced increased British military support for Ukraine. In addition, Ukrainian fighter pilots will be trained on NATO fighters. In addition to the pilots, Britain said it would soon begin training Ukrainian marines. Britain has already trained 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including those who arrived in London last week to learn how to operate Challenger tanks.
Arrived at Buckingham Palace to meet King Charles
After a speech in Parliament, Zelensky met Britain’s King Charles at Buckingham Palace. This is the first time the two have met. Please tell that Zelensky and his wife Olena went to Buckingham Palace in October 2020. Here he met Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton.
Fighter planes appealed to western countries
In his speech, Zelensky thanked PM Sunak for the help of Britain’s 14 Challenger tanks. In fact, after the announcement of sending arms to Ukraine by America and Germany, Britain also announced sending artillery and thousands of rounds of ammunition along with 14 Challenger 2 tanks. This is expected to help Ukraine’s military confront Russia.
In the speech, Zelensky also talked about world order, human rights and justice in the world. Zelensky said – whoever commits violence and terror should be held accountable. He also appealed to Western countries to provide more fighter jets to help Ukraine.
