Sunak pledges Zelensky attack drones in UK visit

<p>Wearing his trademark olive green military fatigues, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has touched down in the UK to negotiate a major weapons deal.</p><p>From Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Chequers retreat, it's been promised hundreds of long-range attack drones will be given to help counter Russia’s ongoing invasion.&nbsp;</p><p>Britain last year provided over £2 billion of military support to Ukraine - more than any country apart from America - and has also trained 15,000 Ukrainian troops here.</p><p>But the agreement to send long-range Storm Shadow precision missiles sparked the Kremlin to threaten military retaliation.&nbsp;</p><p>Now, the UK government’s confirmed provision of hundreds of air defence missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles with a range of nearly 125 miles, plus fighter jet pilot training - but Zelensky wants the planes.</p><p>The Leader podcast’s joined from Kyiv by Denys Ganzha, a member of the president’s Youth Affairs Council.</p><p>We discuss the context of Zelensky’s visit, mobilisation of young Ukrainians, living under threat of Russian missile attacks and chances of peace talks.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>