Zelensky hails progress in talks with UK, French military chiefs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday hailed “tangible progress” after meeting British and French military chiefs in Kyiv to discuss strengthening the Ukrainian army and ways to support the war-torn country after any end of hostilities with Russia.

British Chief of the Defence Staff Tony Radakin and French counterpart Thierry Burkhard on Friday held talks with Zelensky,

Zelensky wrote on social media on Saturday: “There is tangible progress and the first details on how the security contingent of partners can be deployed,” without giving details.

The meeting discussed the deployment of "confidence-building" forces, which the "coalition of the willing" led by Great Britain and France sees as one of the means to prevent new Russian aggression against Ukraine if a ceasefire is achieved. Moscow views the idea as openly hostile.