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The Independent – Historic handshake that could send British jets to Ukraine Summary of the front page The Independent says Rishi Sunak has opened the door to sending fighter jets to Ukraine after Volodymyr Zelensky called for “powerful English planes” to boost his country’s war effort. During a surprise trip to the UK, the Ukrainian leader said Mr Sunak had conveyed to him his “desire” to provide the aircraft. But Downing Street played down the…
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Metro – Ukraine – Zelensky meets King Summary of the front page The Metro leads with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting King Charles. His meeting with the monarch followed an address in Westminster Hall where he urged the UK to send fighter jets to Ukraine. The paper says Ukraine’s leader also thanked former Prime Minister Boris Johnson who had “got others to react when it seemed absolutely impossible”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a…
Daily Express – ‘Send Zelensky all our jets’ Summary of the front page The Daily Express leads on a special report from their journalists on the ground in Turkey, who are surveying damage following the earthquakes. The paper features a picture of the damage in Turkey after the quake. The front page reports former PM Boris Johnson said it was time for Ukraine to get “exactly what it needs” as he ramped up pressure on…
The Sun – Thanks for the tea … now give me your jets Summary of the front page The Sun leads with an image of the meeting of King Charles and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Buckingham Palace tops. This followed an address where the Ukrainian president asked for “powerful English planes” to help defeat Russian President Vladimir Putin and protect his country’s freedom, the paper notes. The front page features an image of a little girl…
Daily Mirror – Give us your wings of freedom Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror says Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for “wings of freedom” during his visit. The Ukrainian president begged the British government to send fighter jets to help Ukraine in its war against Russia, saying they need “combat aircraft, wings of freedom” at a speech in London. The front page also uses an image of trapped siblings who awaited rescue after the…
What fighter jets has Volodymyr Zelensky asked for and what might he get? The Independent says Addressing MPs in a packed Westminster Hall, Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that he was “thanking [us] in advance for powerful English planes”. He then presented speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle with the helmet of a Ukrainian pilot inscribed: “We have freedom. Give us wings to protect it.” Hours earlier, Rishi Sunak had announced that Britain would offer training to Ukrainian pilots…
Volodymyr Zelenskiy makes appeal for jets in address to British parliament The Guardian says Volodymyr Zelenskiy made an emotional appeal to the UK to supply Ukraine with fighter jets on a surprise visit to the UK, forcing Rishi Sunak, previously opposed to handing over UK jets, to order a defence ministry review into whether Zelenskiy’s request can be met. In a historic address to members of the Commons and the Lords at Westminster Hall, Zelenskiy…
Zelensky gives UK helmet saying ‘We have freedom. Give us wings to protect it’ The Metro says Volodymyr Zelensky has proclaimed victory over Russia ‘will change the world’ in his historic address to Parliament. He called for ‘wings for freedom’ as he gifted a helmet from a Ukrainian fighter pilot to Britain. It was inscribed with the words: ‘We have freedom, give us wings to protect it.’ Giving a speech at Westminster Hall, Zelensky spoke…
President Zelensky pleads for more military support — saying he knows how Winston Churchill felt during WWII The Sun says PRESIDENT Zelensky has pleaded for more military support — and said he knows how Winston Churchill felt during World War Two. He was on a clear mission to put more pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, standing just yards away, to supply fighter jets in the face of Russian aggression. His 20-minute lunchtime speech to…
UK charities launch earthquake appeal as fears grow over freezing conditions The UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has launched an appeal to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria. UK aid agencies – including the British Red Cross, Oxfam and ActionAid- are joining together to raise money. The money raised will go to medical aid, emergency shelter, food and clean water. The appeal will be broadcast on TV…
Turkey earthquake: Rescuers search through rubble on third freezing night as death toll nears 16,000 Monday’s earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria have now claimed the lives of nearly 16,000 people. Rescuers have worked through a third freezing cold night, digging through rubble, in the hopes of finding life. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that without shelter, water, fuel or electricity, many survivors of the earthquake could still lose their lives. UK…
Ukraine war: Zelensky asks Europe for fighter jets President Zelensky has renewed his request for fighter jets, a day after asking the UK, the Ukrainian president has asked France and Germany to reconsider their position. He met the two countries’ leaders in Paris on Wednesday evening, where they pledged their ongoing support to Ukraine. Both leaders – France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Olaf Scholz restated their belief that Russia must not win the war. Zelensky…
Twitter outage as accounts told they exceeded daily limit Twitter’s problems continue as users experienced technical problems on Wednesday – leaving some users unable to tweet. Some users received the message saying: “You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.” DownDectector reported the glitch just before 22:00 GMT. Since his Twitter takeover, Elon Musk has fired many employees – currently at around 2,300 down from around 8,000. Musk – boss of Tesla and SpaceX…
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Zelenskyy was in London and Paris on Wednesday to meet with his British, French and German counterparts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels on Thursday to rally EU leaders to step up support for his war-ravaged country on the third leg of his European tour, officials said. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
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A speech made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been quickly misinterpreted by many, in a video circulating on Twitter where he allegedly asks for pre-emptive nuclear strikes against Russia. Zelensky was referring to economic “strikes”, not nuclear strikes. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.