Grant Shapps meets Zelensky (Picture: Shutterstock)
The brand new Defence Secretary has vowed the UK’s persevering with help for in a shock go to to Kyiv.
Grant Shapps highlighted the British assist equipped after talks with President Volodymr Zelensky.
He mentioned: “It was an honour to satisfy President Zelensky to guarantee him that the UK will proceed to face shoulder to shoulder with .”
Mr Zelensky pleaded with Mr Shapps for assist bolstering air defences and once more later with Nato Secretary-Basic Jens Stoltenberg.
This was Mr Shapps first go to to Kyiv as defence minister after taking up from Ben Wallace.
Shapps visits Kyiv (Picture: Shutterstock)
He was pictured shaking arms and chatting warmly with the Ukrainian president in a video posted on social media. Mr Zelensky mentioned: “I’m profoundly grateful to the UK for all of the monetary, humanitarian, and army help, together with essential long-range capabilities.
“We mentioned additional defence cooperation and steps to strengthen ’s air defence.”
Final month Mr Shapps travelled to a war-torn nation in his earlier job as internet zero secretary.
