Ukrainian and UK ministers begin talks in London
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A meeting of Ukrainian and UK ministers has started in London. The parties are discussing security and lasting peace, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister reports.
A meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense of Ukraine and the United Kingdom began in London on April 23.
A delegation headed by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiрa, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov arrived in London.
According to Sybiha, the first meeting of the visit is being held at the level of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense of Ukraine and the UK.
Ukrainian representatives are holding talks with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defense Secretary John Healey.
"We are grateful to the UK for its leadership and support. We will discuss ways to strengthen Ukraine and guarantee long-term peace and security," he said.
On April 23, a meeting of representatives of Ukraine, Britain, the United States, France, and Germany was to take place in London. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the talks were supposed to be aimed at a ceasefire.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio canceled talks on Ukraine in London on April 23. The reason was President Zelenskyy's refusal to recognize Crimea as Russian.
