Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday referred to as for Europe to remain united in help of Kyiv as he arrived for a summit in Britain with leaders from across the continent.
“For us it’s very important to maintain unity in Europe because always this unity leads to strong decisions,” Zelensky stated forward of the assembly.
The Ukrainian chief will sit down for talks with round 45 leaders for the European Political Community summit on the grandiose Blenheim Palace close to Oxford.
The gathering comes at what Zelensky described as a “tough period” for Ukraine in its struggle in opposition to Russia’s invading forces.
Beyond the summit, Zelensky stated he would maintain separate talks with Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer and meet King Charles III.
“We will sign an intergovernmental agreement on support for the Ukrainian defence and industrial complex, discuss future defense cooperation, and expand our defense capabilities,” Zelensky wrote on X.
“Since the first days of the full-scale invasion, the UK has been one step ahead in its determination to support Ukraine. This is the kind of resolve we need to stop Russian terror.”
The name for a unified voice from Europe comes after Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban — who was attending the UK assembly — upset his EU counterparts by assembly Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
Orban visited Moscow on July 5 as a part of what he described as a “peace mission” over the struggle in Ukraine that additionally concerned visits to Kyiv, Beijing and former US president Donald Trump.
As he arrived at Blenheim, Orban advised reporters in English when requested about his message to Ukraine: “We are with you.”
But he added: “It is impossible to find a solution in the battlefield. Solution is not in the battlefield.”
Ukraine and its backers in Europe are nervously eyeing Trump’s bid to switch US President Joe Biden at elections in November, out of fears the previous actuality TV star might pull the plug on Washington’s help for Kyiv.
Source: www.anews.com.tr