Britain said it was looking into sending combat aircraft to Ukraine after Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for western fighter jets in an impassioned plea for “wings for freedom” in the UK parliament.
As Ukraine’s president began a European trip that will also take in Paris and Brussels, Downing Street said UK defence secretary Ben Wallace had been asked to examine “what jets we might be able to give” Ukraine, But it warned that this was a “medium- to long-term” solution.
An international debate is raging over how much further the west should go in arming Ukraine, and Zelenskyy thanked the UK for its role in cajoling other allies to provide more support.