Ukrainian Head of State Volodymyr Zelensky visited Buckingham Palace, where he met with British King Charles III, informs the BBC.

This is the first meeting of the King of the United Kingdom with the President of Ukraine.

Zelensky thanked the monarch for supporting Ukraine.

" Congratulated on your recent ascension to the throne and wished peace and prosperity to the British people. It is an honor for me to be the first President of Ukraine in the history of Ukrainian-British relations, whom the British monarch honored with his audience. I am grateful to His Majesty for the warm welcome and support of Ukrainian citizens who have taken refuge from the war in the UK,"

Now Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on a foreign visit to the UK, where he met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and spoke in Parliament. The President of Ukraine, during a speech in the British Parliament, called on the country to provide Ukraine with aircraft in the form of military assistance.

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According to media reports, Zelensky will arrive in Paris in the evening, where he will meet with Emmanuel Macron..

It is still not known for sure whether Zelensky will take part in the summit in Brussels tomorrow, because the day before there was a scandal due to the declassification of this visit.