Updated at
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13.10 BST
Britain says it will send long-range drones and
train pilots as Zelenskiy visits Sunak in UK
Here is a
recap of events earlier today, when Ukraine’s president made an unannounced
visit to the UK:
Britain
promised the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, long-range attack drones
when he visited the country today as part of a European tour aimed at securing
new weapons for a counteroffensive against Russia.
Zelenskiy
met prime minister Rishi Sunak at the British leader’s Chequers country
residence, where the pair also discussed Ukraine’s request for western fighter
jets.
Britain
said it would begin basic training of Ukrainian pilots this summer “hand in
hand with UK efforts to work with other countries on providing F-16 jets”.
Sunak said
Britain would provide Ukraine with hundreds of air defence missiles and further
unmanned aerial systems, including new long-range attack drones with a range of
more than 200km, to be delivered over the coming months. It remains unclear
exactly what type of drones the announcement referred to.
Sunak’s
spokesperson confirmed again that Britain had no plans to send fighter jets
directly to Ukraine.
The
Ukrainians made the decision to train their pilots on F-16s and you will know
the RAF don’t use those,” he said.
In
response, the Kremlin said Russia takes an “extremely negative” view of
Britain’s decision to supply Ukraine with more military hardware but does not
believe London’s help will change the course of the conflict.
Sunak said:
The
conflict is at a pivotal moment. The UK will remain steadfast in supporting
Ukraine and its people to defend itself … it is important for the Kremlin to
also know that we are not going away. We are here for the long term.
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