Zelenskyy said that fighter jets had been discussed and reiterated his call for longer-range missiles.
Russia subsequently said that there would be a “response” from Moscow should Britain supply aircraft to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy is due in Paris late Wednesday, according to a French government source, while Zelenskyy confirmed he would meet EU leaders on Thursday.
“ACCELERATED” SUPPORT
“(Russian President) Vladimir Putin’s aggression cannot be seen in any way to have been successful, and that’s why we have accelerated and increased our support militarily for Ukraine,” Sunak said earlier in the day.
Moscow said Tuesday that Russian forces were advancing towards Bakhmut and Vugledar – two key centres of fighting in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, now the flashpoint of the war.
On Tuesday, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands promised that Ukraine would get at least 100 tanks in the “coming months”, as the German defence minister visited Kyiv.
Germany recently gave the green light for Leopard battle tanks to be sent to Ukraine after a tireless campaign by Zelenskyy and allied countries.
Germany’s defence minister said Berlin hoped to deliver the first tank battalion to Ukraine by April.
While Berlin has moved, however, other nations that committed to sending the tanks now appear to be stalling.
Training Ukrainian troops to use any armaments they receive remains a challenge.
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