Volodymyr Zelensky told MPs in Westminster: 'We know freedom will win. We know Russia will lose'
"The victory will change the world and this will be a change that the world has long needed," he said in his first visit to Britain since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February last year.
He said the programme was"packed", referring a visit to Buckingham Palace and a visit to Westminster and Downing Street.A guide asked him"how did I feel?". Mr Zelensky said:"And I said that I suddenly felt something. But it is only now that I know what the feeling was. He said Britain provided"preventive" support for Ukraine before the invasion"exactly as it will be necessary every time in the future to prevent aggression from happening".
He added:"As you told us last year, this is a war that Ukraine did not start and did not want. But it is a war you have had to fight.Earlier British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans to train Ukrainian pilots, paving the way for them eventually being able to fly sophisticated NATO-standard jets, a key request from Mr Zelensky.
"It also underlines our commitment to not just provide military equipment for the short-term, but a long-term pledge to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Ukraine for years to come."
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