UK rejects Zelenskyy's plea: Ben Wallace says no fighter jets in short term as Ukraine's president goes to Europe

No warplanes soon: UK rejects Zelenskyy's pleas for fighter jets to defend Ukraine's freedom

Mr Wallace said that providing jets could take months and Britain will instead concentrate on sending long range missiles and drones.

But despite his pleas, Mr Wallace said: "The first thing to recognise is that this is not a sort of immediate, 'have a look and hand over a whole load of aeroplanes'. The decision against sending Typhoon jets in the immediate term comes despite Mr Sunak saying "nothing is off the table" – though Downing Street later said it would not be practical to send them.Mr Sunak's former boss Boris Johnson, who was close with Mr Zelenskyy and appears to be popular in Ukraine thanks to his early support for Kyiv, hit back at the idea.

"Ultimately once Putin is beaten in Ukraine, the world is going to be a much, much safer place, so helping the Ukrainians now is a massive down payment on future security."

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