King Charles Hosts Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy At Buckingham Palace During Surprise Visit: Photos

King Charles met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Ukrainian President’s astonishment travel to London connected Wednesday, February 8. On the archetypal limb of his European circuit to drum up assistance for his state successful the warfare against Russia, Zelenskyy visited with the caller monarch earlier addressing the U.K. parliament. While speaking privately with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as well, Zelenskyy requested a British pledge to bid Ukrainian pilots connected NATO combatant jets, per CNBC.

King Charles III shakes hands with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky successful February 2023. (Aaron Chown/AP/Shutterstock)

Ukraine “will bash everything imaginable and intolerable to marque the satellite supply america with modern planes to empower and support pilots who volition beryllium protecting us,” Zelenskyy said, according to the outlet. “We person freedom, springiness america wings to support it,” helium added. The code came arsenic the Ukraine prepares for an expected large-scale violative by Russian forces.

Following Zelenskyy’s speech, U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told reporters, “The PM has tasked the defence caput with investigating what jets we mightiness beryllium capable to springiness — but to beryllium wide this is simply a semipermanent solution,” according to Politico. Wallace added that that the U.K. has ever considered a “multi-year approach” successful their enactment for Ukraine.

King Charles and Zelenskyy discussed the Russian penetration of Ukraine. (Aaron Chown/AP/Shutterstock_

The London landing was only Zelenskyy’s 2nd overseas travel since Russia invaded Ukraine connected Feb, 24, 2022. Almost a twelvemonth ago, the erstwhile TV prima visited the United States and made a historic code to Congress. He thanked President Joe Biden for his “candid support” successful their warfare against Russia astatine the clip and helium besides thanked members of Congress for their bipartisan backing. “I americium grateful to President Biden for his idiosyncratic efforts, his steps that unite the partners,” Zelenskyy said astatine the time. “When each countries of the satellite instrumentality immoderate presumption and are focusing connected practice and communal understanding, this is precise utile for each of the countries, for Ukraine for the United States.”

Zelenskyy was scheduled to alert to France aboriginal connected Wednesday for a meal successful Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron. He was besides expected to conscionable with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a European Union leaders’ acme successful Brussels.

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