Zelenskyy departs for London from Polish Rzeszów airport after lengthy hiatus
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has departed on an official working trip to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the airport in the Polish city of Rzeszów.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embarked on an official working visit to the United Kingdom from Poland's Rzeszów airport, marking a notable departure from his usual travel pattern. Asked whether this marked his first departure from Rzeszów for an international trip since a June controversy, Zelenskyy's spokesperson confirmed he had already left.
This marks his first visit to a third country from Polish territory since June. The Ukrainian government's Airbus A319, operated by Ukraine Air Enterprise, departed Rzeszów at 11:17 Kyiv time, bound for London's Stansted Airport. Ahead of his London visit, the UK government pledged to transfer £45 million worth of ground-to-air missiles to Ukraine, with delivery expedited.
While some have suggested strained Ukraine-Poland relations led to the shift from Rzeszów, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhy dismissed this as an artificial connection. Since June, Zelenskyy has continued to travel abroad from Moldova, with his aircraft remaining stationed in Poland.
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