UK said it would offer advanced training for Ukrainian fighter jet pilots and marines, as Western allies debate stepping up military aid for Kyiv against a feared Russian offensive in the east
FP Staff
February 08, 2023 19:33:43 IST
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) is applauded by Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle (C) and Speaker of the House of Lords Lord McFall (L) at the end of his address to British MPs in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster, home to Britain’s House of Commons and House of Lords in central London on February 8, 2023. – AFP
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called on western nations to provide his country with air power to combat the Russian invasion, in a historic address to the UK parliament.
“I appeal to you and the world… for combat aircraft for Ukraine, wings for freedom,” he told lawmakers of the lower and upper houses of the British parliament.
Zelenskyy also urged Kyiv’s allies to supply “the necessary weapons” to stop Russia’s invasion.
He “emphasised the importance for Ukraine to receive the necessary weapons from allies to stop the Russian offensive and liberate all temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories,” the Ukrainian presidency said in a statement following the Ukrainian president’s meeting with UK PM Rishi Sunak.
This is Zelenskyy’s first trip to the UK since the Russia-Ukraine war began nearly a year ago.
With inputs from agencies
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