Sunak guarantees Zelensky the delivery of British tanks "as soon as possible"

• Conflict London promotes the "coalition of tanks"

• Boris Johnson Alliance visits Ukraine and calls for kyiv to be given the "tools" it needs to win the war

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday assured Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky of maximum effort to ensure that the promised British tanks are deployed "as soon as possible" along the front line with Russia.

The conservative government has promised to make

available to Kiev , as well as artillery pieces and ammunition in its latest offer of military reinforcement for Ukrainian troops.

Sunak reaffirmed the message of British support and solidarity in a phone call.

"Leaders discussed the situation on the ground in Ukraine and the prime minister said he is focused on ensuring the UK's defensive military equipment reaches the front lines as quickly as possible," a spokeswoman for Sunak said.

The conservative president last week visited a

where Ukrainian soldiers are already familiarizing themselves with the handling of the Challenger 2. In his conversation with Zelenski he acknowledged his admiration for

, which in turn he They conveyed their high respect for the "powerful leadership" demonstrated by the president since the first day of the Russian invasion, almost a year ago.

"Both leaders agreed on the importance of UN members demonstrating once again their solidarity with Ukraine," Downing Street said ahead of the anniversary of the aggressive war on February 24.

internal pressure

Sunak is facing more internal than external pressure over Britain's aid commitment to kyiv.

His former boss and former prime minister

is trying to maintain a prominent role as an ally of Zelensky as his parliamentary circle and heavyweight donors are giving the field of action to force him back to the center of British politics.

Johnson asked for the delivery of

to Kiev on a recent visit to Washington.

Last month he traveled to Ukraine on a scheduled visit on the sidelines of Downing Street, which coincided with allusions in the press about new alleged wrongdoing during his government tenure.

"Give them deep-range artillery fire systems, give them tanks, give them planes, because they have a plan and they know what they need now," he urged in a speech last week at the American

, the Atlantic Council.

Sunak has rejected the request for fighter planes that Zelensky demands in his victory strategy over Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It is an option that London does not consider practical at the moment, according to Downing Street.

"The most important weapon in Ukraine's arsenal is

in support of Ukraine," said the prime minister's spokeswoman among the points of consensus that emerged in the telephone conversation between the two leaders.

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