Overview
- Volodymyr Zelensky received a Guard of Honour from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, a Royal Salute and the Ukrainian anthem before inspecting the troops with the King in Windsor Castle’s quadrangle.
- The pair held a private audience inside Windsor, marking Zelensky’s third audience with the monarch at a royal residence but his first ceremonial welcome in the UK.
- Zelensky was set to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street ahead of a Coalition of the Willing session in London featuring NATO chief Mark Rutte and the prime ministers of Denmark and the Netherlands in person, with around 20 other leaders joining remotely and Emmanuel Macron participating virtually.
- The coalition’s agenda includes accelerating military aid and funding, pursuing tougher economic pressure on Russia, and exploring long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, with options under consideration such as curbing Russian oil and gas exports and using frozen assets.
- UK officials were expected to announce the accelerated provision of 100 additional air defense missiles to Kyiv, according to pre‑meeting briefings reported by British media.