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Ukraine gained its independence following the fall of the Soviet empire. But today it is fighting for survival against the old enemy.

It is being propped and supported by the West and Nato who are using to fight a proxy war against Russia.

It is the second-largest country by area in Europe after Russia. At present, it is pushing for EU and NATO membership to protect it from the threat of Russia with whom it shares its largest border.

Ukraine also shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south; and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, which is currently seized and under Russian control.

Ukraine has rarely enjoyed its independence

It has rarely been able to enjoy its Independence, it has had an uprising in the south of the country, who want independence and is currently engaged in a war with Putin’s Russia.

The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower
The Russian military seized a TV broadcasting tower

Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb 2022

Russian armed forces invaded Russia on the 24th of February 2022 and the siege continues.

President Volodymyr Zelensky leading the country

The country is led by President Volodymyr Zelensky a TV producer turned politician who gave up his lucrative career in TV to lead the country, with a specific goal of bringing peace to the country.

He is posting real-time updates on his Twitter channel which you can follow on Euro news

Daily Mirror - Nobody will break us
Daily Mirror – Nobody will break us

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Volodymyr Zelensky to arrive in London today for meeting with Rishi Sunak London

Volodymyr Zelensky to arrive in London today for meeting with Rishi Sunak

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The Ukrainian president leaving from the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany (Picture: Shutterstock)

Volodymyr Zelensky will make a surprise visit to Britain today for a meeting with Rishi Sunak.

London will be the latest stop on his tour of European capitals after the president travelled to Paris for an audience with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

Ukraine’s leader said he will ‘meet my friend Rishi’ and conduct what he described as ‘substantive negotiations face-to-face and in delegations’.

A statement on Twitter this morning read: ‘Today – London. The UK is a leader when it comes to expanding our capabilities on the ground and in the air.

‘This cooperation will continue today. I will meet my friend Rishi. We will conduct substantive negotiations face-to-face and in delegations.’

Today – London. The UK is a leader when it comes to expanding our capabilities on the ground and in the air. This cooperation will continue today. I will meet my friend Rishi. We will conduct substantive negotiations face-to-face and in delegations.— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 15, 2023

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