I began my working visit to the United Kingdom with a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, Sir @LindsayHoyle_MP.
I started the meeting by informing him about russia’s massive overnight attack against Ukraine. I showed the consequences of the russian strike. This is the barbarity Ukrainians endure every day.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle condemned russia’s actions and stressed that this is a horror no nation should have to go through. Ukraine needs peace — but a just peace. Europe is united and stands in solidarity with Ukraine, but it must do more.
Such attacks require swift and strong decisions: strengthening Ukraine’s air defence, providing interceptors and replenishing stocks of anti-ballistic missiles, expanding long-range capabilities, and increasing sanctions pressure on russia.
The United Kingdom remains one of Ukraine’s most consistent allies. I am grateful to the UK Parliament, the Government, Sir Lindsay, and all the British people for their political solidarity and practical assistance.
During the meeting, we discussed further military, financial, and humanitarian support; training for Ukrainian servicemen and women; joint defence-industrial projects; Ukraine’s energy resilience; and our economic and financial stability.
We also focused on the practical implementation of the One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom. The parliaments of our two countries are focused on the implementation of this strategic document, in particular its provisions on defence capability, security, support for Ukraine’s future NATO membership, justice and accountability, and countering foreign information manipulation and interference.
We also discussed sanctions pressure on russia. I thanked the United Kingdom for its principled position and for the first detention of a vessel from russia’s “shadow fleet”. It is important to continue limiting the aggressor’s ability to finance the war.
Among the key topics were the return of illegally deported Ukrainian children and preparations for this year’s 5th Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform, which will be hosted and co-organised by the United Kingdom.
A strong Ukrainian-British partnership is a contribution to the security not only of Ukraine, but of all Europe.
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Leonardo plans to test the new Michelangelo dome in Ukraine by the end of this year. The core module of the Michelangelo known as the MC5 interconnects all domains allowing for faster reaction against aerial threats, such as drones and hypersonic missiles.
🇱🇹 Lithuania has taken delivery of the last of the 500 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV). Lithuania had ordered these vehicles in two batches, with 200 in August of 2021 and the second batch of 300 in October of 2022.
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Am acordat la Londra un interviu pentru Financial Times, în contextul Summit-ului liderilor UE care caută astăzi soluții pentru competitivitatea europeană.
Competiția globală intensă ne aduce în fața realității: am amânat prea mult reformele structurale.
Reformele care pot susține mediul de afaceri și creșterea economică sunt o necesitate, nu doar o reacție.
Europa trebuie să se modernizeze. Presiunile externe doar accelerează un proces care trebuia asumat demult.
Vom avea o piață unică mai puternică, iar asta va avea un efect benefic și pentru economia noastră și pentru locurile de muncă ale românilor.
🇺🇸��🇷 Trump on Iran:
We have plenty of time. If you remember Venezuela, we waited around for a while and we’re in no rush. We have very good talks going with Iran.
We’re going to meet again early next week. They want to make a deal. Iran, as they should, want to make a deal. If they don’t make a deal, the consequences are very steep.
The one thing, right up front, no nuclear weapons. If we could have made that deal two years ago, we would have made that deal. But they weren’t willing to do that. Now they are willing to do it.
They’re willing to do much more than they would have a year and a half ago.
If they would have offered this deal originally when we first started, it would have been accepted immediately.
🇺🇦 Zelensky's main statements to the media:
��The US proposed to hold the first meeting of the negotiating teams of Ukraine and Russia in the US - Ukraine confirmed participation;
🔹America proposes to end the war by the beginning of summer and promotes a clear schedule for negotiations;
🔹Ukraine insists on the principle of "standing where we stand" as the basic model for a possible ceasefire;
🔹The US is ready to participate in monitoring the ceasefire in the event of a political decision;
🔹Prisoner exchanges will continue, teams are working on new stages;
🔹The issue of a free economic zone in Donbas is being discussed, but without concessions on Ukraine's sovereignty;
🔹Ukraine will not support any agreements between the US and the Russian Federation that will concern Ukraine without its participation;
🔹Security guarantees from the US must be signed and legally enshrined by Congress;
🔹The most difficult issues can be brought to a possible trilateral meeting of the leaders of Ukraine-US-RF;
🔹Russia is changing its rhetoric in the negotiations, but Ukraine does not trust its intentions.
❗️👀 40,000 Shahed interceptors will enter the army this month, — Fedorov.
▪️New drone assault units (tactics have already yielded results near Kupyansk);
▪️Separate groups to hunt for Russian drone operators;
▪️50 thousand killed Russian soldiers per month;
▪️Management reform: if a person does not show results - he will not remain in the system;
❗️39 units of industrial boiler equipment with a total capacity of nearly 53 MW have arrived in 🇺🇦Ukraine from 🇮🇹Italy.
These are modular and hot water boilers complete with burners, accessories, filters, and auxiliary systems, worth €835,500. In the coming days, additional batches are expected to arrive, bringing the total to 78 units of equipment.
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The UK has already made a significant contribution to strengthening our ability to repel russian terror. Starting in February, we are reaching production of 1,000 Octopus interceptor drones per month. We also discussed in detail:
🔹 opportunities for joint strategic industrial projects in air defense and long-range weapons;
🔹 prospects for localizing the production of Swedish Gripen aircraft, which incorporate technologies from British companies;
🔹 strengthening the protection of Ukraine’s maritime domain;
🔹 preparations for the February UDCG meeting.
I am sincerely grateful to the United Kingdom for its invaluable support. Thank you to John Healey for his personal leadership and consistent assistance to Ukraine.
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Велика Британія вже зробила вагомий внесок у зміцнення наших спроможностей відбивати російський терор. З лютого виходимо на виробництво 1000 дронів-перехоплювачів Octopus на місяць. Окремо обговорили:
🔹можливості спільних стратегічних промислових проєктів у сфері ППО та далекобійного озброєння;
🔹перспективи локалізації виробництва шведських літаків Gripen, які містять технології британських компаній;
🔹посилення захисту українського моря.
🔹підготовку до засідання «Рамштайну», яке відбудеться у лютому.
Щиро вдячний Великій Британії за неоціненну підтримку. Дякую Джону Гілі за особисте лідерство та послідовну допомогу Україні.
🇺🇦🇬🇧 Together with UK Secretary of State for Defence @JohnHealey_MP, we signed today in Kyiv a roadmap for the development of the one hundred year partnership.
The document formalizes defense cooperation for 2026 across a number of key security areas. This is an important step toward implementing large-scale projects made possible by the One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
I thanked John Healey for this visit. Together with representatives of the intelligence community and the General Staff, we briefed him on the consequences of russia’s massive combined strike overnight. Strengthening air defense and ensuring a sufficient supply of ammunition for these systems remain key priorities.
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🇺🇦🇬🇧 Разом із Міністром оборони Великої Британії Джоном Гілі підписали сьогодні в Києві дорожню карту розвитку сторічного партнерства в оборонній сфері.
Документ закріплює оборонну співпрацю у 2026 році за низкою ключових безпекових напрямів. Це важливий крок для реалізації масштабних проєктів, можливих завдяки Угоді про сторічне партнерство між Україною та Великою Британією.
Подякував Джону Гілі за цей візит. Разом з представниками розвідки та Генерального штабу поінформували про наслідки масованого російського комбінованого удару цієї ночі. Посилення ППО та забезпечення боєприпасами до цих систем – к��ючовий пріоритет.
Glad to welcome my colleague, Czech Deputy PM and Foreign Minister @Petr_Macinka, to Kyiv. 🇺🇦🇨🇿
Grateful for his visit of bravery and solidarity right after a massive Russian missile and drone attack against our country.
Key highlights of our talks:
• Peace Process: I informed about peace efforts with the U.S. and European partners. We are grateful to PM Andrej Babiš for his participation in the recent Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris.
• Defense: I thanked for the continuation of the Czech ammo initiative. We discussed ways to expand 🇺🇦🇨🇿 mutually beneficial defense industry cooperation and joint production.
• Recovery: We will welcome Czech businesses’ active participation in Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction projects.
• Ukrainians in Czechia: I thanked for Czechia’s hospitality and underscored the positive role of our people in strengthening economy and society. The strong ties between people should form the basis for the friendly ties between our countries.
We are grateful to Czechia and the Czech people for their steadfast support since the very beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. We are focused on developing our relations with mutual respect and for the benefit of both of our nations.
Roshel’s delivery of the 2,000th Senator vehicle, in support of Ukraine, was enabled by the trust and continued cooperation of Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Ukraine.
🇫🇮🇺🇦 Zelensky: Cordial and sincere congratulations to Alex Stubb and the people of Finland on your Independence Day.
Finns are a strong nation that proudly defended its independence, cherishes it, and helps others fighting for their freedom.
Mr President, I am grateful for our near-daily coordination and your prudent advice. Ukraine is equally grateful for Finland’s unwavering support.