LONDON – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will pledge to send more weapons to Ukraine including attack drones and air defence systems, as the country’s president, Mr Volodymyr Zelensky, made a surprise visit to Britain.
Britain will confirm the transfer of hundreds of air defence missiles and further unmanned aerial systems, including hundreds of new attack drones with a range in excess of 200km, Downing Street said in a statement. Those systems will be delivered to Ukrainian forces over the coming months, Mr Sunak’s office said.
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