HERO leader Volodymyr Zelensky has given a rapturous speech to Parliament as part of his surprise UK visit – the first since Russia invaded Ukraine.
Mr Zelensky, dressed in his trademark olive-green top, was greeted by rapturous applause by the MPs and Peers in Westminster Hall after disembarking from a military transport plane at Stansted Airport earlier this morning.
Echoing British wartime leader Winston Churchill, he told the great hall: “The United Kingdom is marching with us towards the most, I think, the most important victory of our lifetime. It will be a victory over the very idea of the war. After we win together, any aggressor, it doesn’t matter big or small, will know what awaits him if he attacks international order. Any aggressor is going to lose.”
Downing Street said the surprise visit would also see Zelensky visit Ukrainian troops before meeting King Charles at Buckingham Palace this afternoon.
It comes shortly after Rishi Sunak announced plans to train Ukrainian pilots, paving the way for them eventually being able to fly sophisticated Nato-standard jets, a key request from Mr Zelensky.
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