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Zelensky: Russia taking advantage of slow arms delivery

Europe

At a joint press conference in Kyiv, President Zelensky said: “The Russian army is now trying to take advantage of a situation when we are waiting for supplies from our partners, especially from the United States of America.

?Live: Zelensky enrages Russia by bringing home Azovstal commanders from Turkey

EU

President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine’s garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

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

London

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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