Closing summary
That’s it for the Guardian’s Ukraine live blog.
It is currently 10pm in Paris, where Zelenskiy has just landed following a brief visit to the UK.
It is 11pm in Kyiv.
Here is what happened today:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy just has landed in Paris, following a brief visit to the UK where he met with the British prime minister, King Charles and other key figures.
Zelenskiy made a powerful appeal to the UK to supply Ukraine with fighter jets in a historic speech to members of the Commons and the Lords at Westminster.
The Ukrainian leader was embraced by Sunak and shook hands as he arrived in the UK for his first visit since the Russian invasion. The visit marked the second time Zelenskiy has left Ukraine since the start of the war.
King Charles held an audience with Zelenskiy in Buckingham Palace after the Ukrainian leader addressed British MPs.
The Russian embassy to Britain has warned the UK against sending fighter jets to Ukraine, after Downing Street confirmed Sunak had asked his defence secretary to investigate what jets London could potentially give to Kyiv, Russian state media is reporting. Such a move would have “military and political consequences for the European continent and the entire world”, the embassy said, according to state-run Tass news agency.
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Updated
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has landed in Paris, following a brief visit to the UK.
LIVE Volodymyr Zelensky has landed at Paris Orly Airport https://t.co/4CHRyGVrbM pic.twitter.com/qOSGo4q6G8
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) February 8, 2023
Zelenskiy was welcomed to Paris by Sébastien Lecornu, France’s minister of armed forces.
🔴 Volodymyr Zelensky accueilli à Paris par Sébastien Lecornu pic.twitter.com/dlo5T43Ack
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) February 8, 2023
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