A Downing Street spokeswoman said:
“The Prime Minister spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy this morning to update on progress and discussions held
at G7 and NATO last week.
“President Zelenskyy set out the current situation in Ukraine,
and recent Russian advances, and the Prime Minister updated on
the latest UK military equipment, including 10 self-propelled
artillery systems and loitering munitions, which would be
arriving in the coming days and weeks.
“The Prime Minister said the world was behind Ukraine, and he
believed President Zelenskyy’s military could retake territory
recently captured by Putin’s forces.
“On grain, the leaders agreed on the importance of getting it out
of Ukraine as soon as possible, and the Prime Minister said the
UK continued to work closely with partners on next steps and
stood ready to help in any way possible.
“The leaders also discussed the cases of British born Ukrainian
fighters, who had been captured by Russian forces in recent
weeks.
“Speaking about yesterday’s recovery and reconstruction
conference for Ukraine in Lugano, the Prime Minister said he
welcomed Ukraine’s rebuild plans, and looked forward to the UK
hosting next year’s event.
“The pair also discussed Eurovision 2023, and the Prime Minister
said the UK had asked the EBU to consider Ukraine’s proposals for
the event.”
