{"id":23257,"date":"2022-06-10T17:27:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T17:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=23257"},"modified":"2022-06-10T17:27:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T17:27:28","slug":"uk-defence-secretary-met-zelenskiy-in-kyiv-says-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/06\/10\/uk-defence-secretary-met-zelenskiy-in-kyiv-says-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"UK defence secretary met Zelenskiy in Kyiv, says MoD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pinned-post\" class=\"dcr-1kci6hm\" data-gu-marker=\"pinned-post\" data-component=\"pinned-post\">\n<div id=\"collapsible-body\" class=\"dcr-2p575r\">\n<article class=\"block false dcr-15uyahb\">\n<p class=\"dcr-xry7m2\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Britain\u2019s defence secretary, Ben Wallace, travelled to Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, to discuss the UK\u2019s support of\u00a0Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-xry7m2\">In a statement, the UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"dcr-192pdjc\"><p>The working visit took place this week to allow the defence secretary to hear first-hand how the operational needs of Ukraine\u2019s armed forces are developing as the nature of the conflict continues to change.<\/p>\n<p>This will ensure that the UK\u2019s continued support is evolving to meet those requirements and is tailored to the situation on the ground.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-xry7m2\">Wallace met Reznikov on the first of the two-day visit, before speaking with Zelenskiy about how the UK would continue to give support \u201cto meet Ukraine\u2019s needs as the conflict enters a different phase\u201d, the MoD said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-xry7m2\">The statement continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"dcr-192pdjc\"><p>The three agreed to work even more closely going forward in support of their shared goal of enabling Ukraine to liberate itself from illegal Russian occupation.<\/p>\n<p>They also discussed the range of equipment and training the UK is currently providing, and what further support we can offer to help Ukrainian forces to defend their country.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-xry7m2\">A video posted on Zelenskiy\u2019s Telegram account shows Wallace telling the president that he is doing an \u201camazing job\u201d, the BBC\u2019s Nick Beake reports.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"24058a66-cc19-4774-a51f-5bd9748afb16\" class=\" dcr-10khgmf\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement\">\n<div id=\"tweet-container-24058a66-cc19-4774-a51f-5bd9748afb16\" class=\"dcr-ard5ae\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-1eoy87d\">\u00a0<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"top-of-blog\"><\/div>\n<article id=\"block-62a3764d8f08f7f9ebefcc3a\" class=\"block false dcr-f3pcia\">\n<header class=\"dcr-hmma49\">\n<div class=\"dcr-zjik7\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s defence secretary, Ben Wallace, travelled to Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, to discuss the UK\u2019s support of\u00a0Ukraine. 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