In a message posted to Telegram, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that he and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have taken “concrete decisions”. Zelenskiy posted:

Together with prime minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, we discussed further defence cooperation. We agreed to intensify our efforts to bring victory closer this year already. We already have concrete decisions for this.

Zelenskiy and Sunak spoke today and discussed the UK’s ongoing support for Ukraine, as well as the provision of more supplies to help the latter in its fight against Russian invaders, Downing Street confirms.

"The prime minister spoke to the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy this afternoon.

The leaders discussed the abhorrent drone attacks on Ukraine in recent days, and the prime minister said the thoughts of the UK were with the Ukrainian people as they continued to live under such bombardment.

The prime minister said Ukraine could count on the UK to continue to support it for the long term, as demonstrated by the recent delivery of more than 1,000 anti-air missiles.

Work was also underway to provide further equipment in the coming weeks and months to secure Ukraine’s victory on the battlefield, the prime minister added.

Discussing the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) summit in Latvia last month, the prime minister thanked the president for joining virtually and said the UK and JEF partners were working closely to provide the vital equipment requested.

The leaders agreed to stay in close touch in the coming weeks," Downing Street said.