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Ukraine’s new Ambassador to UK calls for total societal effort in war preparedness

Preparation for war should involve all aspects of state activity, said former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and newly appointed Ambassador to the UK Valerii Zaluzhnyi at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2024 in London, according to his July 22 Telegram post.

23 July 2024, 11:15 AM

Ukrainian General Zaluzhnyi holds inaugural diplomatic meeting in the UK

Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Valerii Zaluzhnyi held his first diplomatic meeting with IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez to discuss grain corridor security, he reported on Telegram on July 22.

23 July 2024, 01:25 AM

Zelenskyy delivers historic address to UK cabinet, urges lifting weapon restrictions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a historic address to the British Cabinet, becoming the first foreign leader to do so since 1997 and the first to visit the newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street, The Guardian reported on July 19.

19 July 2024, 03:02 PM

Zelenskyy to address British Cabinet of Ministers at extraordinary meeting

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will speak at an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Great Britain, the British government press service reported on July 19.

19 July 2024, 08:24 AM

Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in UK for European Political Community summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United Kingdom on July 18 to attend the fourth summit of the European Political Community, hold bilateral meetings, and sign new security agreements, according to his post on Telegram.

18 July 2024, 02:35 PM

Olena Zelenska and Victoria Starmer connect over brunch at NATO summit

Olena Zelenska and Victoria Starmer, wife of the new British Prime Minister, had brunch together in Washington during the NATO 75th anniversary summit, the Ukrainian First Lady wrote on Facebook on July 11.

12 July 2024, 01:56 PM

20+ allied countries sign new agreement to support Kyiv at NATO summit

Allied countries leaders signed the Ukraine Compact — a document containing commitments to support Ukraine following NATO summit results, the European Commission reported in its statement on July 11.

12 July 2024, 08:30 AM

New UK PM Starmer affirms Ukraine's right to use Storm Shadow Missiles Against Russia

Ukraine has the right to use British-supplied long-range Storm Shadow missiles to strike military targets inside Russia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a NATO summit, Bloomberg reported on July 10.

10 July 2024, 03:41 PM

British FM David Lammy visits Berlin, focusing on NATO support and Ukraine aid

New British Foreign Minister David Lammy made his first official visit to Berlin, where he met with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, the German Foreign Office reported on X on July 7.

7 July 2024, 02:24 PM

Kuleba invites incoming UK Foreign Secretary to Ukraine

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba congratulated the newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Labour’s general election victory, and invited him to visit Ukraine, Kuleba’s press office reported on July 5.

5 July 2024, 10:15 PM

Zelenskyy congratulates Labour's Keir Starmer on historic UK election victory

“Ukraine and the United Kingdom have been and will remain reliable allies,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X on July 5, congratulating the British Labour Party and its leader Keir Starmer on their "convincing victory" in the July 4 general election.

5 July 2024, 02:31 PM

UK pledges record $300 million aid package to Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce a record-breaking financial aid package for Ukraine totaling £242 million (approximately $309 million) at an upcoming G7 summit in Italy, according to a statement by the UK on June 12.

13 June 2024, 09:43 AM

UK did not fully approve using its weapons to strike Russian territory – Zelenskyy

The United Kingdom did not give 100% permission to use its weapons to hit targets on the Russian territory, despite contradictory claims, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Guardian, published on May 31.

31 May 2024, 03:08 PM

Russia’s pivot to wartime economy ‘unsustainable’ — UK Defense Secretary

Moscow’s apparent plan to shift the Russian economy to a war footing is “not sustainable,” UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said on May 20.

20 May 2024, 08:46 PM

Kyiv to receive 100 air defense missiles by June, says British Defense Minister

Britain has sent 80 air defense missiles to Ukraine since the beginning of May and another 20 are to be delivered by June, the British tabloid The Sun wrote on May 19, citing Defense Minister Grant Shapps.

19 May 2024, 06:37 PM

UK warned Ukraine of Russian offensive on Kharkiv — report

UK Defense Intelligence warned Ukrainian leadership about Russia’s plans to launch an offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, The Guardian reported on May 16, citing its own sources.

17 May 2024, 02:24 AM

Former envoy to UK on Western military aid, Russia’s ‘peace signals’ – interview

Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko spoke in an interview with NV Radio on May 14 about military aid from Kyiv’s partners and Russia’s signals for peace.

16 May 2024, 12:24 AM

Cameron urges NATO allies to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP

European allies have to invest more in defense, setting a target of spending 2.5% of GDP, David Cameron, the UK's Foreign Secretary said, Politico reported.

10 May 2024, 11:06 AM

President Zelenskyy appoints Valerii Zaluzhnyi as new Ambassador to the UK

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a decree appointing former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi as the country's Ambassador to the United Kingdom

9 May 2024, 04:55 PM

UK eases Ukraine travel advisory restrictions

The UK Foreign Office revised its travel advisory for Ukraine, softening the restrictions on UK citizens traveling to the country’s western regions. The updated advisory was published on May 3.

4 May 2024, 02:27 AM

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