UK Prime Minister promises Zelenskyy to double efforts of support for Ukraine

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the UK, has promised that his country will "double down" its support for Ukraine.

As reported by The Guardian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, visited an emergency meeting of the UK government on 19 July.

The members of the UK government stood up to greet Zelenskyy. He became the first foreign leader to personally make a speech at the ministry assembly since 1997.

Starmer called Zelenskyy’s visit to Downing Street "a real piece of history".

"This is a very, very important meeting for us and you’re very welcome here. It is a real pleasure and a privilege to be able to welcome you to Downing Street this morning. This is a real piece of history," he said.

Starmer stated that Ukraine had the UK’s "unshakeable support" and that Russia’s aggression was "unforgivable and cannot go unpunished".

He said the UK would "double down" on backing Ukraine and confirmed he had accepted this morning an invitation to visit Ukraine again in the future.

Earlier, King Charles III welcomed Zelenskyy in the Blenheim Palace, on the sidelines of the summit of the European Political Community.

The first meeting between Keir Starmer, the new Prime Minister of the UK, and Zelenskyy was held on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington last week.