Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was the first foreign leader to talk to new British Prime Minister Liz Truss.

“I became the first foreign leader to speak with newly elected Prime Minister Liz Truss. I invited her to Ukraine,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter on Tuesday..

He also said that he thanked the people of Great Britain for significant defense and economic assistance to Ukraine and discussed further actions with Liz Truss..

“We discussed the participation of Britain in the restoration of Ukraine. Coordinated further pressure on the Russian Federation. The goal is to stop the aggression and bring the perpetrators to justice.. It is important to recognize the Russian Federation as a terrorist state. We will continue active cooperation in all formats,” he said..

We discussed the participation of? in the recovery of? Coordinated further pressure on the RF.

The goal is to stop the aggression \u0026 bring the perpetrators to justice. It's important to designate the RF a terrorist state. We'll continue active interaction in all formats. 2/2.

— Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) September 6, 2022.

On September 1, British Foreign Secretary Liz Thrus said that if she is elected leader of the Conservative Party, who automatically becomes the country's prime minister, she will hold her first telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.