Ukraine's Foreign Minister Visits London for UK Talks After G7
Kyiv aims to translate recent G7 commitments into concrete UK-backed steps.
Overview
- On November 13, Andrii Sybiha is in London to open the political session of the Ukraine–UK Strategic Partnership Dialogue with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
- He will hold bilateral talks, meet members of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ukraine, and confer with National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.
- Agenda priorities include implementing agreements between Volodymyr Zelensky and Keir Starmer, strengthening long-range capabilities, intensifying sanctions pressure to isolate Moscow, and advancing reforms and anti-corruption efforts.
- At the G7 meetings in Canada on November 11–12, Sybiha pressed partners to invest in Ukrainian missile and drone production, air defense, and ammunition, underscoring nuclear, maritime, and energy security risks.
- Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand unveiled sanctions on 100 shadow-fleet vessels, 13 individuals, and 11 entities including drone and LNG-linked firms plus suppliers of cyber infrastructure, while Canada’s $70 million energy aid was acknowledged by Sybiha.