Umerov to form team to participate in meeting of military reps in London – Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had a meeting with Ukraine's Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, and the new Chief of the General Staff, Andriy Hnatov, during which they discussed the frontline situation and engagements with partners on security guarantees for Ukraine.
According to the President, he ordered Umerov to urgently assemble a team that will work on engagements with partners regarding all the details of the security system Ukraine needs, as well as the implementation of decisions made at the military-political level.
“As early as this week, the team should participate in the work in London at the relevant meeting of military representatives,” Zelenskyy noted.
On March 15, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said military planners would meet in the UK on Thursday to draw up practical plans for how foreign forces could support Ukraine's security.
“Our militaries will meet on Thursday this week here in the UK to put strong and robust plans in place to swing in behind a peace deal and guarantee Ukraine’s future security,” he said at a press conference following a virtual meeting of world leaders on peace in Ukraine.
On March 16, Zelenskyy announced a meeting in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to provide Ukraine with security guarantees.