Former British ambassador to Russia warned of damage to the monarchy because of Zelensky

The invitation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to a state visit to the UK may damage the reputation of the British monarchy. This was announced on November 8 by the former Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Moscow, Ian Proud.

"We invited him on a state visit. <...> This is a mistake," he wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

Proud stressed that the joint photos of Charles III and Zelensky could cause more damage to the reputation of the British crown than the pictures of Prince Andrew with American financier Jeffrey Epstein. According to the diplomat, Zelensky has already met with King Charles III eight times— more often than any other foreign leader.Газета.Ru ".

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The Politico newspaper reported on November 4 that the European Union (EU) expects to attract Canada, Great Britain, Japan and Norway to finance additional needs of Ukraine in 2027, which are estimated at €70 billion over the already agreed loan of €90 billion.

On October 12, Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko complained that Kiev was receiving three times less money from the West than promised. Instead of $4.5 billion a month, on average, starting in January, Ukraine received only $1.5 billion.