The Prime Minister hosted the Ukrainian president for talks in Downing Street on Wednesday in the middle of what he referred to as “dark and tough days”for the war-torn nation.
Mr Zelensky got an unmatched honour guard comprised of soldiers from the Irish Guards on his arrival at No 10 and was informed by Mr Burnham that Britain is “behind you which will not alter”.
In a readout of the conference, a Downing Street representative stated: “The leaders started by reviewing their get in touch with Saturday, and Russia’s outright indiscriminate attacks on civilians and energy facilities considering that President Trump required an energy ceasefire.
“It was clear that Russia had no interest in peace, the leaders highlighted.”
They talked about how Ukraine’s allies might step up assistance, with the Prime Minister indicating faster shipments of British light-weight multi-role rockets, which have actually shown efficient versus Russia’s barrage of jet-powered drones.
Throughout his conference with Mr Zelensky, he verified that the UK would speed up the supply of essential air defence rockets to Ukraine in the middle of “heavy barrage” from Russia.
Mr Zelensky received an unprecedented honour guard as he was welcomed to Downing Street (Hannah McKay/PA)
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Mr Burnham said the UK would continue in its “diplomatic efforts” to secure international supplies of defensive equipment and focus on developing new ways of supporting Kyiv on the battlefield, such as retrofitting British capability onto supplies gifted from other nations.
The meeting comes during a period of strained relations between Ukraine and the United States after Mr Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel last week as high fuel prices in the US threatened to overshadow November’s mid-term elections.
The UK responded to news of the deal by pledging to “maintain pressure on Russia”.
In recent days, the US president has suggested Ukraine needs a new leader and claimed Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal more than the government in Kyiv does.
Concerns have also been raised about intelligence sharing from the US, with Mr Zelensky saying Kyiv had received no warning about Russian missile strikes on Monday and Tuesday.
An honour guard welcomed Mr Zelensky to Downing Street (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Speaking in the Commons ahead of his meeting with Mr Zelensky, the Prime Minister said he would seek to restore Mr Trump’s support for Ukraine.
Mr Zelensky received an unprecedented honour guard as he was welcomed to Downing Street (Hannah McKay/PA)
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Mr Burnham said the UK would continue in its “diplomatic efforts” to secure international supplies of defensive equipment and focus on developing new ways of supporting Kyiv on the battlefield, such as retrofitting British capability onto supplies gifted from other nations.
The meeting comes during a period of strained relations between Ukraine and the United States after Mr Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel last week as high fuel prices in the US threatened to overshadow November’s mid-term elections.
The UK responded to news of the deal by pledging to “maintain pressure on Russia”.
In recent days, the US president has suggested Ukraine needs a new leader and claimed Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal more than the government in Kyiv does.
Concerns have also been raised about intelligence sharing from the US, with Mr Zelensky saying Kyiv had received no warning about Russian missile strikes on Monday and Tuesday.
An honour guard welcomed Mr Zelensky to Downing Street (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Speaking in the Commons ahead of his meeting with Mr Zelensky, the Prime Minister said he would seek to restore Mr Trump’s support for Ukraine.
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Throughout Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Burnham stated he was being” mindful “in his language after Mr Trump’s diesel handle Russia, due to the fact that he stated he was “laying the ground”for a reconciliation.
He included:”I will listen to President Zelensky thoroughly, however he will not be going away from Britain today empty-handed.”
Mr Burnham likewise stated he had actually asked his ministers to take a look at other choices for supporting Ukraine, informing Mr Zelensky they were”taking a look at all possible opportunities”.
And he firmly insisted that the Ukrainian president was “prepared to take a seat and talk about” the energy ceasefire proposed by Mr Trump, however included: “Sadly, what we have actually seen from Russia is additional attacks on crucial nationwide facilities in Ukraine.”
He stated: “In these minutes, Britain will continue to offer you with whatever assistance we can.”
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