
Volodymyr Zelensky, senior ministers and Ukrainian commanders this month travelled to the Polish border for a crunch meeting with senior US commanders to explain why America and other allies shouldn’t abandon his country and force it to negotiate with Russia.
The US team was led by General Mark Milley, head of the armed forces, and the senior Nato commander Christopher Cavoli of the US. The Ukrainians insisted on the presence of senior British officers, and the Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, is believed to have attended.