Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for his “leadership” in lifting restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western weapons to strike inside Russia. DW has more.
What you need to know
In a rare address by a foreign leader to a British cabinet meeting, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Britain’s new government to help Ukrainian forces strike deeper into Russia to stop deadly missile attacks on his country.
The key to Ukraine’s defense, Zelenskyy said, is “long-range capability” to destroy sites where Russian weapons are concentrated.
Meanwhile, Germany is providing an additional €4 million ($4.4 million) in emergency aid for the children’s hospital damaged in a recent Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
Here are the latest developments from Russia’s war in Ukraine on Friday, July 19:
Zelenskyy congratulates Trump on Republican nomination
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has congratulated former US President Donald Trump for receiving the Republican Party’s nomination for this November’s presidential race.
Zelenskyy said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that he also condemned in a phone call the “shocking assassination attempt” Trump faced last weekend in Pennsylvania.
“I noted the vital bipartisan and bicameral American support for protecting our nation’s freedom and independence,” Zelenskyy said, adding that Ukraine would always be grateful for US help in strengthening Kyiv’s ability “to resist Russian terrors.”
The two agreed to discuss steps for “fair and truly lasting” peace during a personal meeting, Zelenskyy said.
Trump thanked Zelenskyy for the call in a post on his Truth Social platform, in which the former US president claimed he would be able to bring peace to the world.
Republicans had for months blocked military aid to Ukraine at the US Congress, prompting fear of dwindling US support for Kyiv should Trump become president once again.
