President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom David Lammy.
The Head of State thanked the United Kingdom for all defense, financial, humanitarian and political support since the first days of full-scale Russian aggression.
“We are grateful to you, Prime Minister Starmer and his Government. In particular, for his visit to us and for signing a very important, historic one-hundred-year agreement on partnership in various sectors,” the President stressed.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and David Lammy particularly discussed the implementation of this agreement, as well as other forms of assistance both at the bilateral level and within multilateral mechanisms.
“It outlines our commitments to you not only for the period of this war, but also much further, based on our military, humanitarian and economic cooperation for the benefit of our nations,” the UK Foreign Secretary added.
The Head of State particularly welcomed the financial assistance for the development of Ukraine's defense production, which is essential for strengthening our country's position on the path to a just and lasting peace.
Specifically, the United Kingdom will allocate GBP 2 billion to enhance Ukraine's defense capabilities. The relevant intergovernmental agreement was ratified by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine yesterday.
Coordination of efforts with partners and security guarantees were among the key issues discussed at the meeting.
The parties also had a detailed discussion on intensifying sanctions against Russia, particularly its oil and defense industries, and using frozen Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine.
David Lammy assured that the United Kingdom remains one of the major partners of Ukraine.
“Our assessment is that Putin does not want to conduct any negotiations now. Therefore, we continue to help you as much as we can as you fight this terrible war, and we encourage other partners to do the same,” the Foreign Secretary stressed.
