New UK Defence Secretary meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv

New UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is on an official visit to Kyiv, and he has already met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Source: European Pravda, referring to the Office of the President Details: On the morning of 28 September, Zelenskyy posted photos from his meeting with Shapps but did not specify exactly when it took place.

UK Defence Minister Grant ShappsPhoto: Zelenskyy's Facebook

The president thanked the United Kingdom for the strong support of Ukraine during the war, especially in regards to providing long-range missiles, which increased the capabilities of the Ukrainian army.

The Office of the President added that the politicians also discussed the issue of strengthening the Ukrainian air defence, which is especially important on the eve of the winter period. The parties also noted the adoption by the Group of Seven at the Vilnius Summit of NATO of a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine and the beginning of negotiations with the United Kingdom on the conclusion of an appropriate bilateral agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine.

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Background:

Grant Shapps has led the UK's Ministry of Defence in place of Ben Wallace since September 2023.
After the September meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (Ramstein format), he promised to supply tens of thousands of artillery shells for Ukraine and also recently announced the United Kingdom's plans to train another 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers.

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