Andy Burnham will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street on Wednesday, as the UK moves to speed up missile deliveries and step up pressure on Russian energy exports.
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01Summary
- 01Burnham will meet Zelenskyy at Downing Street on Wednesday, after previously meeting him in Portsmouth and Kyiv earlier this year.
- 02The UK said part of a £1.6bn package to deliver more than 5,000 British-made lightweight multi-role missiles will be accelerated.
- 03John Healey will use meetings at the IMF summit in Bangkok to push other countries to ban Russian liquefied natural gas exports.
- 04The visit comes after Zelenskyy’s latest difficulties with Donald Trump and amid increased Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
02Why it matters
The visit underlines continued UK support for Ukraine at a time of intensified Russian attacks and strained relations between Zelenskyy and Trump. It also signals practical military and diplomatic steps that could affect the war effort.
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