Rishi vows to speed up arms to Ukraine

THE Prime Minister last night promised to fast-track military support to Ukraine as a chief envoy to Volodymyr Zelensky warned delays would cause thousands of deaths.

- Marco Giannangeli

Rishi Sunak told President Zelensky he is determined to ensure his promised military aid reaches the country as quickly as possible. It came as Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of Ukraine’s parliamentary National Security, Defence and Intelligence Committee, said he was convinced the country would be “completely liberated”.

But he warned that time was of the essence. Hesitation over the sending of fighter jets was an act of “incomprehensible caution, slowness and indecision” by European powers, he said.

Kyiv and Moscow are both racing to build up enough forces and equipment to seize and hold new territory in the late summer. Mr Venislavskyi said delays in the delivering of promised equipment may see Kyiv hampered in mounting a land, sea and air offensive of its own.