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Ukrainian President Volodymyr\u202fZelensky met with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street on June\u202f23, ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague.<\/p>\n

Zelensky had earlier paid a visit to King Charles III at Windsor Castle before joining Starmer to discuss continued British support for Ukraine\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n

During a joint visit to a U.K. military training site for Ukrainian personnel, Starmer said he and Zelensky held “an excellent bilateral meeting” and had agreed to an “industrial military co-production agreement.” He described the deal as “a massive step forward in the contribution that we can continue to make.” Zelensky added<\/a> the agreement “will be very strong and will transform both nations,” though specific details were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

Addressing Ukrainian troops, Starmer said it was “really humbling” to witness their “level of professionalism, commitment and bravery.” Around 58,000 Ukrainian service members have been trained under the international program based in the U.K.<\/p>\n

Zelensky thanked the U.K for its consistent backing since the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in 2022. \u201cWe are very thankful to the UK… for such big support of Ukraine from the very beginning of this war,\u201d he said. He noted that the UK-based training initiative has \u201cstrengthened our army\u201d and enabled Ukraine to \u201csurvive and fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The visit precedes the NATO summit in The Hague, where allies are set to unveil new defense spending targets. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said member states will aim to spend five percent of GDP on defense \u2014 a move he called \u201ca quantum leap that is ambitious, historic and fundamental to securing our future.\u201d <\/p>\n

Under a compromise deal, members will commit to allocating at least 3.5 percent of GDP to core military expenditures and 1.5 percent to broader security areas such as cybersecurity and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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Even after Ukraine cut diplomatic ties with Russia in 2022, prisoner exchanges have continued as one of the few remaining channels of communication between the two countries. Negotiated behind closed doors and carried out irregularly, POW swaps \u2014 and the decisions surrounding them \u2014 have long been shrouded in secrecy. Controversies have<\/div>\n
\"Zelensky,The Kyiv Independent<\/span>Daria Shulzhenko<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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