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because of the military support they have received from western nations. they have been trying in the last few weeks to manage expectations. one official told me that ukrainian leaders know they need to succeed, but at the same time, this counteroffensive should not be seen as the silver bullet in this conflict. this is not going to be the end of the war, but of italy thatis the end of the war, but of italy that is going to be decisive in determining what is going to happen nextin determining what is going to happen next in terms of the military support the country has been receiving from western nations. hugo, for now, thank you. that is our correspondent, hugo pachanga, in kyiv. let s go live now to peter ricketts, uk representative to nato. how significant is the promise that we have heard from the prime minister rishi sunak about the aid being supplied to ukraine? it’s being supplied to ukraine? it s another being supplied to ukraine? it s another step up in uk support to ukraine
make those decisions, and i think this is something that the defence minister told me earlier this year, that it thinks that for every decision about major weapons, there is a process that starts with a rejection and then discussions about whether this is going to cross a red line, whether this is going to provoke russia or lead to an escalation of the conflict, before a decision is finally made. they say that, because of these delays, lives have been lost, cities have been attacked, civilians have been killed. that was the case with battle tanks, that was the case with air defence systems, and that is being the case with fighterjets. president zelensky now in london, now in the uk, he was in germany, he was in italy and france over the weekend. again, talking about the need for more weapons before ukraine can go ahead with this much anticipated counteroffensive. hugo, can i ask you anticipated counteroffensive. hugo, can i ask you about
president zelensky also said that we are going to hear important decisions in the closest time, but he also said that there is more work to be done. i think the context here is that the ukrainians are preparing this much anticipated counter offensive, and they are saying they need fighter jets to offensive, and they are saying they need fighterjets to carry out a successful counter offensive. they need to achieve major gains with this counter offensive. they want to show western partners that the help that has arrived so far in terms of military equipment and weapons, can result in major gains on the battlefield. they also know how successful this counteroffensive is, it is going to be vital in guaranteeing continued western military support. it is important that more help is likely to come. the uk has announced more help today as part of this visit by president zelensky. i think we are going to have more missiles for the country s
they talked about it being the first, but definitely not the last time, that mr zelensky would be meeting at chequers, leaving the door open for further visits and more military aid, which is something that the military experts and analysts we have been speaking to, is really important in terms of signposting, that there is more aid available. let s get more about the importance of that with our correspondent, hugo bachega, who is in kyiv. hugo, it is a key aspect to say that there is more, this is the first visit to chequers, but there will be more and there will be more aid to come. will be more and there will be more aid to come- aid to come. exactly. and i think what president aid to come. exactly. and i think what president zelensky - aid to come. exactly. and i think what president zelensky has - aid to come. exactly. and i think. what president zelensky has been asking for its fighterjets. i think this is something that the president talked about in those remarks alongside pr