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Zelenskyy has met King Charles at Buckingham Palace after making a surprise trip to the UK
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with King Charles III Zelenskyy has met King Charles at Buckingham Palace after making a surprise trip to the UK
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and spoke to members of Parliament ahead of a meeting with King Charles III Wednesday, in Zelensky's second trip out of Ukraine and his first to the U.K. since Russia invaded the country one year ago.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, after making a surprise trip to the UK on Wednesday.
The president of Ukraine was seen shaking hands with the monarch during their first audience, after Mr Zelensky addressed MPs at Westminster Hall earlier in the day.
During the speech, he urged the UK and Western allies to provide “wings for freedom” by supplying his air force with advanced jets.
Sunak and Zelenskyy to visit Ukrainian troops
Downing Street has just released some details of what the rest of President Zelensky's UK trip will include.
This afternoon, PM Rishi Sunak will join him on a visit to Ukrainian troops training in the south-west of England.
They'll get to see soldiers being trained in using Challenger 2 tanks and will sign the London Declaration – a joint statement which No 10 says will fortify the partnership between the UK and Ukraine.
The two leaders will also give a news conference later on. Stay with us for live updates from that.
Rishi Sunak had earlier announced Britain would train Ukrainian fighter pilots to fly Nato jets.
