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Sunak and Zelenski ask for “caution” until “the Ukrainian flag is hoisted” in Kherson, after the Russian withdrawal announcement
Nov. 10 () –
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, announced on Thursday that London will deliver another thousand surface-to-air missiles and material to Ukraine for the winter before the Russian military offensive, triggered on February 24 by order of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. .
“The (British) Prime Minister has applauded the bravery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and has reiterated the UK’s unwavering military, economic and political support,” Downing Street said in a statement, revealing that Sunak had shown his “horror” at Russia’s drone attacks on civilian areas.
Sunak had a telephone conversation with Zelensky during the day in which both agreed that a Russian withdrawal from the city of Kherson “would demonstrate the steady progress of the Ukrainian forces and reinforce the weakness of the military offensive”, if They have well stressed that “the appropriate thing is to continue showing caution until the Ukrainian flag is raised in the city”.
Likewise, both have addressed “the importance of continuing coordinated international support for Ukraine” ahead of the next G20 summit in Indonesia and have agreed that “Russia must be held accountable for its actions and for blocking the vital delivery of Ukrainian grain and fertilizers to global markets”.
For his part, Zelensky has indicated in a message on his account on the social network Twitter that during the phone call they have talked about “multifaceted support at the defense level for Ukraine to overcome the winter period.” London has specified that it will deliver 25,000 kits before winter.
“We have also spoken in favor of the continuation of the ‘grain agreement’ and we have agreed on positions on the eve of important international events,” said the Ukrainian president, in apparent reference to the G20 summit, in which Putin will ultimately not participate. .
Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on July 22 after the mediation of Turkey and the United Nations to unblock the export of grain and fertilizers, a pact that was briefly interrupted by Moscow’s accusations against kyiv for alleged threats to the security of the corridor.
Finally, Russia announced its return to the agreement after citing Ukrainian “guarantees”, which kyiv ruled out, although contacts are still under way to try to achieve an extension of it, given that it expires on November 19, in the midst of the food and energy crisis because of the war.
