Key takeaways:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a rare trip to the United Kingdom to gain more advanced weapons to help in Kyiv’s fight against the Russian forces.
- Upon his arrival, Zelenskyy sat in an armchair used by British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill and recounted how he “certainly felt something” in the chair.
- Zelenskyy will hold talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Downing Street, and is hopeful that his visit will be successful.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a rare trip out of his country on Wednesday, traveling to the United Kingdom in a bid for more advanced weapons as Kyiv braces for an expected Russian offensive and hatches its own plans to retake land held by Moscow’s forces.
Upon his arrival, Zelenskyy was invited to sit in an armchair used by British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill during a previous visit to the UK. The Ukrainian President recounted how he “certainly felt something” in the chair, and only now understood what the feeling was.
“It is the feeling of how bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory,” he said.
A large convoy of vehicles left the airport shortly after the plane landed for the drive to central London, where Zelenskyy will hold talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Downing Street. This marks his first trip to the U.K. since Russia’s invasion began nearly a year ago and only his second confirmed journey outside Ukraine during the war.
The Ukrainian President is hoping to gain more advanced weapons from the U.K. to help in Kyiv’s fight against the Russian forces. It is unclear what the outcome of the talks between Zelenskyy and Sunak will be, but the Ukrainian President is hopeful that his visit will be successful.
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