has been the biggest, most staunch supporter of ukraine, since the start of the war. probably the largest donor of military equipment in europe, and this is one more step up in europe, and this is one more step up in that. it is important for president zelensky, it keeps up the momentum. he has an important office from germany and france, this is one more step. it is not necessarily a game changer in the war, but it is useful to the president. [30 game changer in the war, but it is useful to the president. useful to the president. do you think it is useful to the president. do you think it is ever useful to the president. do you think it is ever going useful to the president. do you think it is ever going to - useful to the president. do you think it is ever going to be - useful to the president. do you - think it is ever going to be enough? the ukrainian president has said more is needed. our nato allies able to provide what is necessary? i am not sure it to provide
election goes to a runoff after the closest vote, in two decades. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the uk where ukraine s president has made a surprise visit to secure fresh promises of military aid to fight russia s invasion. prime minister rishi sunak promised to send hundreds of air defence missiles and long range attack drones but stopped short of sending jets. rishi sunak tweeted this picture welcoming president zelensky when he arrived at chequers the prime minister s country residence the pair in a bear hug, with the caption reading: welcome back . volodymir zelensky had earlier described rishi sunak as his friend . there were then handshakes on the doorstep before the pair held bilateral talks, lasting around two hours. uktraine s president says the pair discussed western nations providing kyiv with fighter jets, with the aim of creating what he called a jets coalition . rishi sunak pledged long term support for ukraine to ensure that it s abl
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rishi sunak pledged long term support for ukraine to ensure that it s able to defend itself into the future. let s hear from the two leaders talking to the assembled journalists. it has been really good for us to have the time to talk together in private about the support the uk is giving and how we can make sure that support is notjust here today but into the future as well to make sure that ukraine and its people triumph, notjust on the battlefield militarily, but also stand up for those values of freedom and democracy and the rule of law that we all hold very dear. we have had some very good conversations and it s great to have you here. today we spoke about the jets, a very important topic for us, because we cannot control the sky. rishi knows all the details of what is going on on the battlefield.