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David Bond

Calls to rename London Russian Embassy street Zelensky Avenue

The Russian embassy on Kensington Palace Gardens

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is facing calls to rename the London street where the Russian Embassy is located “Zelensky Avenue” as a gesture of solidarity with Ukraine following Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

The Lib Dems made the public appeal to the west London council as the Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky prepares to make a historic virtual address to MPs in Parliament later on Tuesday.

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