British billionaire Richard Branson called the purpose of his visit to Ukraine to discuss with the head of the Ukrainian state the assistance Ukraine needs.

We are here to see how we can help during this difficult time.. Today we saw Kyiv and nearby cities. We visited Bucha, Irpen and Gostomel,” said Richard Branson.

Branson expressed his willingness to help in any way he can. In particular, the meeting discussed projects in the field of energy efficiency and prospects for cooperation in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.

The parties discussed the issues of maintaining a high level of world attention to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The billionaire noted that he constantly supports our state, its sovereignty, territorial integrity and for the introduction of the most severe sanctions against the Russian Federation and those persons who support and finance the war.

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In turn, President Zelensky spoke about the established international advisory group that will develop proposals for security guarantees for Ukraine, as well as the Yermak-McFaul international working group on sanctions against Russia.

Earlier, the head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia, spoke about the interest of the British billionaire in the possible restoration of the Mriya aircraft..

According to him, the project for the construction of a new, already updated aircraft, is being worked out..

" He expressed his willingness to help in any way he could, was pleasantly stunned by our optimism and the fact that even in such difficult times we are thinking about how to make a leap in aerospace construction,"

Recall that earlier actors Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn, UN Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller came to Ukraine on a humanitarian mission..