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2:34 p.m. : ? “Anyone who invests in violence must compensate those who have suffered and experienced terror” Volodymyr Zelensky proposes the creation of a “special court” to judge the Russian invasion and the crimes perpetrated against Ukraine. https://t.co/8V6RAqY3yi
2:34 p.m. : Volodymyr Zelensky launches “Long live the king” at the end of his speech, to a round of applause. Just before, he proposed the creation of a “special court” to judge the Russian invasion and the crimes perpetrated against Ukraine.
2:31 p.m. : “I call on you and the world: fighter jets for Ukraine, wings for our freedom.”
The Ukrainian President presents the helmet of a Ukrainian pilot, one of the “better” according to him, “he is one of our kings”. He explains that there is writing on this helmet: “We have freedom, give us wings to protect it.” A transition to claim additional aircraft.
2:25 p.m. : Volodymyr Zelensky “stressed the importance for Ukraine to receive the necessary weapons from the allies to stop the Russian offensive and liberate all temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories”, said the Ukrainian presidency in a press release, following its exchange with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. This is precisely what he is saying to the British Parliament.
2:27 p.m. : “Our victory will change the world.”
The Ukrainian president also says he is confident about the rest of the war. “Russia will lose”, he hammers. His remarks are regularly greeted with applause.
2:14 p.m. : “London has been on our side since day one, thank you to the brave Brits. (…) You were united with us when it seemed absolutely impossible. (…) You showed your British character and did not do compromise.”
2:12 p.m. : The Ukrainian president reflects on his previous visit to Great Britain, in the fall of 2020. “We had tea and we enjoyed this tea”he declares, triggering laughter among the assembly.
2:11 p.m. : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky begins his speech to the British Parliament. “I am here before you in the name of the brave and the courageous”, he says in the introduction. “Thank you Great Britain!” You can follow his speech live and on video on our website
(or on channel 27).
1:22 p.m. : Rishi Sunak and Volodymyr Zelensky then went to Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister. The latter has promised to continue to support Ukraine for a victory “This year” and reminded Parliament of the British offer to train Ukrainian fighter pilots in particular.
(Daniel LEAL / AFP)
1:17 p.m. : Welcome to the UK, President @ZelenskyyUa. ???? #SlavaUkraini https://t.co/rMoBTC3ken
1:17 p.m. : For his part, the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, published a photo of him when he welcomed the Ukrainian president, who had just gotten off the plane. A photo also very commented, even diverted with humor on the social networks.
1:12 p.m. : Zelensky: “The United Kingdom was one of the first to come to Ukraine’s aid. And today I’m in London to personally thank the British people for their support and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for his leadership. ?? ??” https://t.co/CVllIlEyQw
1:12 p.m. : “The UK was one of the first to come to the aid of Ukraine. And today I am in London to personally thank the British people for their support and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for his leadership.” This is what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on his arrival in London, according to journalist Christophe Miller, correspondent for FinancialTimes in Ukraine.
11:40 a.m. : The Ukrainian president, who is making a surprise visit to the United Kingdom, will notably be received by King Charles III in the afternoon, announces Buckingham Palace. Volodymyr Zelensky is also due to meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the morning before addressing Parliament in the early afternoon.
11:39 : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the UK.
11:30 a.m. : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in the UK today. London has undertaken to train Ukrainian fighter pilots for the occasion. Rishi Sunak account “offer to strengthen the UK’s training offer for Ukrainian troops, including extending it to fighter pilots to ensure Ukraine can defend its airspace in the future”.
11:14 a.m. : Some Moscow bookstores start selling new maps of Russia, showing the annexed Ukrainian regions on October 4. THE RBK media (link in Russian) clarifies that the contours take into account the entire Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. And so, large swaths of territory controlled by legitimate Ukrainian forces. Several Russian publishers, however, prefer to wait, in order to find out in particular whether the entities concerned will be integrated into federal districts.
(RBK)
10:08 : Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in the UK for his second overseas visit since the start of the Russian invasion nearly a year ago. The Ukrainian president will meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, address parliament and visit Ukrainian troops, Downing Street said in a statement.
10:06 : In London, for lack of accommodation solutions, Ukrainian refugees no longer have “nowhere to go”. Accommodation by British families and relatives is running out of steam. By the end of the year, according to the British government, some 3,000 Ukrainian households were thus homeless. Reporting.
(VALENTINE PASQUESOONE / FRANCEINFO)
07:39 : “I’m in this impossible situation where if I want my daughter to sleep in her own room, that means Olena and her children have to find accommodation. I have to choose between my daughter and my guests, and that makes me sick.”
07:39 : In the United Kingdom, some Britons say they are “sick” to no longer be able to accommodate Ukrainians. After a year of conflict, the collective effort to welcome refugees is weakening. According to the government, more than 3,000 families today find themselves homeless across the Channel.
(VALENTINE PASQUESOONE / FRANCEINFO)
