Ukraine-Russia war latest: Starmer says ‘focus must remain’ on European conflict after meeting Zelensky
Keir Starmer has said the focus must remain on the Ukraine war as he welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky to 10 Downing Street.
“I think it’s really important that we are clear that the focus must remain on Ukraine,” Sir Keir said. “There’s obviously a conflict in Iran going on, in the Middle East, but we can’t lose focus on what’s going on in Ukraine and the need for our support.”
He also called on European allies to leverage Ukraine’s hard-won expertise as Zelensky confirmed he had sent teams to the Middle East to counter Iranian Shahed drones.
“Right now, there are 201 Ukrainians in the Middle East and Gulf region, and another 34 are ready to deploy,” Zelensky said during an address to the British parliament yesterday.
“These are military experts, experts who know how to help, how to defend against such drones.” Zelensky said Ukrainian teams have already arrived in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, while additional personnel are en route to Kuwait.
