Stronger Russia sanctions — Zelensky and Starmer agree

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer. He expressed his gratitude for the support and solidarity in the fight against Russian aggression.

The Ukrainian leader wrote about it on X on Monday, June 23.

Everything we know about the Zelensky-Starmer talks

The Head of State emphasized that thanks to close cooperation with the British side, thousands of Ukrainian lives affected by Russian shelling were saved.

"That is the main objective today — to save as many lives as possible. To stop Russian terror. To force Russia to think about peace, not about expanding the war," Zelensky emphasized.

The President outlined three key tasks for the near future: maximum political and diplomatic coordination, the development of joint defense projects and weapons production, and the introduction of tough sanctions against Russia. According to Zelensky, the sanctions should make it impossible for Russia to scale up its arms production.

He paid particular attention to the need to block the activities of Russian companies involved in the manufacture of weapons, in particular the Oreshnik complex, which Russia uses for terror. The President promised to provide partners with a list of such companies for inclusion in the sanctions lists.

"Cooperation with Russian weapons manufacturers is a crime against peace. That is exactly how it should be interpreted," Zelensky emphasized.

He thanked all international partners for their help in reducing Russia's defence capabilities and confirmed Ukraine's intention to continue strengthening cooperation in order to win the war.

As a reminder, Zelensky reacted to the lyceum shelling in the Odesa region, calling it insane.