UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to pledge more weapons such as drones and air-defense systems.
(Bloomberg) — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to pledge more weapons such as drones and air-defense systems.
The UK will provide hundreds of air defense missiles and further unmanned aerial systems, including new long-range attack drones, according to a UK government statement.
The visit comes after Zelenskiy met with French President Emmanuel Macron and separately with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz over the weekend.
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Ukraine Says Defense of Bakhmut Continues (10 a.m.)
Russia is pressing Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut, which remains an epicenter of fighting along with the town of Maryinka in the Donetsk region, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.
However, the army managed to advance in the direction of Bakhmut, which is the “first success of offensive actions during the defense of the city,” the Ukrainian military media center said, citing Commander of the Ground Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi.
“Still, it is only a partial success and should be treated as such,” he said, adding that the operation to defend Bakhmut is ongoing.
UK to Announce More Military Aid to Ukraine (8:49 a.m.)
Prime Minister Sunak will also discuss what support Ukraine needs from the international community, both immediate military equipment and long-term defenses, according to a UK government statement.
France to Provide More Support to Ukraine (3:39 a.m.)
France will continue providing political, financial, humanitarian and military support to Ukraine for as long as necessary, the presidential office said, adding the two nations will support efforts to curtail the circumvention of sanctions against Russia.
Macron met with Zelenskiy in Paris on Sunday where the leaders discussed the support required to help end the war. They agreed on the need to increase collective pressure on Russia through new sanctions in order to weaken the country’s ability to wage its illegal war of aggression, the French presidency said in a statement.
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