Irish Examiner view: New diplomatic efforts welcome

Zelenskyy visits

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Chequers, the country house of the serving prime minister in Buckinghamshire.

An ongoing charm offensive by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy across Europe in the last few days seems set to be a precursor to the country’s long-anticipated military counter-offensive against invading Russian forces.

In England yesterday, following high-profile stops in Rome, Berlin, and Paris over the weekend, the Ukrainian leader garnered further moral support from prime minister Rishi Sunak as well as promises of much more military hardware, making his whirlwind European tour a highly successful one in terms of widespread renewed backing.