"The visit of the UK’s new prime minister to Ukraine is already being prepared" - Ambassador Prystaiko

This was announced by the Ambassador of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko on the air of the national telethon.

“He found time to immediately call President Zelenskyy. I know that it was a very good conversation, during which, in particular, it was agreed that Rishi Sunak will pay a visit to Ukraine. When will this happen specifically? We are already working on this with our colleagues from the UK government,” the diplomat said.

According to him, the British Prime Minister called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  During the conversation, they discussed the possibility of Rishi Sunak's visit to Ukraine.  The ambassador has not yet disclosed the details of the likely arrival of the UK Prime Minister.

• On October 24, Rishi Sunak will become the new UK Prime Minister. Sunak expressed his support for Ukraine even as the Minister of Finance. In the summer, during the race for the position of prime minister, he promised to redouble his efforts to support Ukraine in case of victory. In addition, Sunak stated that he will make his first foreign visit as prime minister to Kyiv.