President Volodymyr Zelensky collected the prestigious Charlemagne Prize on behalf of the Ukrainian people on Sunday in honor of his services to Europe, capping a visit to Germany in which he secured new military aid and warm support from Berlin.
Britain promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky long-range attack drones when he visited the country on Monday as part of a European tour aimed at securing new weapons for a counteroffensive against Russia.
Zelensky met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the country residence of British leader Checkers, where the pair also discussed Ukraine’s request for Western fighter jets.
Britain announced it would begin basic training for Ukrainian pilots this summer “in conjunction with UK efforts to work with other countries to supply F-16s.”
“We want to create this coalition of jets and I am very positive about it… I see that in the nearest time they will hear some, I think, very important decisions, but we have to work a little more on that,” Zelenski told reporters, just recently. arrived from visits to Rome, Berlin and Paris.
