Freedom will win, Volodymyr Zelensky tells UK Parliament

"Freedom volition win," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said arsenic helium addressed Parliament during his archetypal UK sojourn since Russia's invasion.

He called connected the West to supply combatant jets, saying: "Combat craft for Ukraine, wings for freedom."

Thanking the UK for its "grit", helium said the country, done its enactment of Ukraine, had not compromised the "ideals of these large islands".

Earlier, helium held talks with PM Rishi Sunak successful Downing Street.

Addressing a immense assemblage of MPs and peers successful the historical mounting of Westminster Hall, helium said: "Freedom volition triumph - we cognize Russia volition lose," adding the UK was with his state connected a march to "the astir important triumph of our lifetime".

President Zelensky besides singled retired Boris Johnson for praise saying the ex-PM had agreed others "when it seemed impossible".

During his speech, helium presented the House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle with the helmet of a Ukrainian pilot.

The penning connected the helmet reads: "We person freedom, springiness america wings to support it."

His sojourn comes arsenic UK grooming of Ukrainian forces is acceptable to beryllium expanded to screen combatant pitchy pilots and marines.

The UK has besides announced a caller circular of sanctions targeting Russia.

The latest sanctions people IT companies, arsenic good arsenic manufacturers of subject instrumentality specified arsenic drones and chopper parts.

Plans person been announced to bid Ukrainian pilots to alert Nato-standard combatant jets successful the future, a cardinal petition from Ukraine.

Western countries person been considering however to bolster enactment for Ukraine, with the state braced for a renewed Russian violative aboriginal this month.

The enlargement of the UK's grooming programme signals a shift, aft the UK said it was "not practical" for it to nonstop its craft to Ukraine.

During his speech, President Zelensky besides urged the UK and the West to proceed imposing sanctions "until Russia is deprived of immoderate anticipation to concern the war".

"Anyone who invests successful panic indispensable beryllium held accountable, anyone who invests successful unit indispensable compensate those who person suffered from terror."