British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They met Saturday in Kyiv and Sunak…
By JOHN LEICESTER and JILL LAWLESS
The U.K. has been one of the staunchest Western supporters of Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion, giving Kyiv 2.3 billion pounds in military aid. Zelenskyy described the two countries as “the strongest of allies.” “The courage of the Ukrainian people is an inspiration to the world,” Sunak said in comments alongside Zelenskyy in the presidential palace. “In years to come, we will tell our grandchildren of your story.”
On the battlefield, Russian forces launched 10 airstrikes, 10 missile strikes and 42 rocket attacks on Ukraine in the last day, the General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces said Saturday. Ukrainian forces also reported they conducted deadly strikes on the Kinburn Spit in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv province, a key site for Russian electronic warfare.
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