On the first night as Prime Minister Richi Sunak talks with Volody Zelensky

The new prime minister used the call to “underline the UK's firm support for Ukraine”, says a Downing Street spokesman.

Sunnak also assured Zelensky that support for Ukraine “would be as strong as ever before” under his leadership, according to the spokesman.

The two leaders agreed on the need to continue pressure on Putin's barbarous regime through continued economic sanctions”.

On Twitter, Zelensky described the conversation as excellent “”, saying he was always “grateful for the support of the British people”, the BBC writes,