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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Iran war cannot be ’windfall’ for Putin, says Starmer, as Zelenskyy arrives in UK

The UK's Keir Starmer and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy shaking hands outside 10 Downing Street in London in October 2025
Both Starmer and the defence secretary expressed firm support for Ukraine and said they were continuing weapons supplies. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Keir Starmer will host Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Tuesday as the prime minister warns US-Israeli strikes on Iran cannot be allowed to become a “windfall for Putin”.

Zelenskyy’s visit will come on the day of the government deadline for the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to pay proceeds from his sale of Chelsea FC to victims of the Ukraine war.

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