President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Development of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland David Cameron in Kyiv the day before, the President's Office reports.
Zelenskyy thanked the UK government for the largest defence support package of half a billion pounds announced last week.
"The provision of this package, along with the crucial decision of the United States to provide assistance, is of great importance to us at this key moment," he said.
The President informed on the situation at the frontline and stressed that it was important to deliver the weapons provided for in the support package as soon as possible. First of all, it includes armoured vehicles, ammunition and missiles of various types.
Particular attention was paid to preparations for important international events that will take place soon: the Group of Seven summit in Italy, the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland, the NATO summit in Washington, and the fourth summit of the European Political Community in the UK.