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Agence France-Presse

The UK will “welcome” Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, British Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament, with the Ukrainian leader expected to travel to Madrid, Spain the next day.
“Our total determination to stand with Ukraine remains steadfast and we will welcome President Zelensky to this country tomorrow,” Healey said on Monday.
Healey’s announcement came hours after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would be meeting the Ukrainian leader “soon”.
Ukraine’s European allies have vowed to keep up their support for Kyiv in the conflict with Russia, after Washington partly rolled back sanctions against Moscow to cool oil prices sent soaring by the conflicts in the Middle East.
Zelensky will also travel to Madrid for talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday, sources in Sanchez’s office said.
“We face two conflicts on two continents, supported by an axis of aggression with similar tactics and similar technologies,” Healey told the House of Commons.

Earlier on Monday, Starmer said it was “vital” to “continue to focus on supporting Ukraine” amid the war launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We cannot allow the war in the Gulf to turn into a windfall for Putin,” Starmer warned, referring to the US easing of sanctions on Moscow.
Britain announced a fresh sanctions package against Russia targeting oil exports and military equipment suppliers in February, marking the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago.
Zelensky’s visit to Spain will be his fourth since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
In November, he secured a fresh military aid package worth €615 million (US$706 million) from Spain after meeting Sanchez in Madrid.
The United States is pushing Kyiv and Moscow to agree to an elusive peace deal but a third round of three-party talks has been derailed by the war in the Middle East.


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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the UK on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, right, with Zelensky during a meeting in Madrid in May 2024. The two leaders are set to meet in Spain on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on Monday with Denis Pushilin, the Moscow-installed leader of the Russian-controlled parts of the Donetsk region, at the Kremlin. Photo: via Reuters

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People attend a gathering in Tehran on Monday to support Iran’s new Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Photo: West Asia News Agency via Reuters

A Ukraine-made drone equipped with a high-performance camera. Kyiv downs Russian drones every night, including through the use of cheaper, smaller drones. File photo: Kyodo

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‘We cannot allow the war in the Gulf to turn into a windfall for Putin,’ Starmer said ahead of Tuesday’s meeting in London


‘We cannot allow the war in the Gulf to turn into a windfall for Putin,’ Starmer said ahead of Tuesday’s meeting in London.


Zelensky to visit UK as Starmer says it is ‘vital’ to continue supporting Ukraine

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}‘We cannot allow the war in the Gulf to turn into a windfall for Putin,’ Starmer said ahead of Tuesday’s meeting in London

‘We cannot allow the war in the Gulf to turn into a windfall for Putin,’ Starmer said ahead of Tuesday’s meeting in London