Zelensky European Tour to Shore-Up Support Britain's Defence Partnership Aims to Embed itself in Ukraine against Russia and Iran
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On Tuesday, March 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine visited
London for talks with the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.
The
Telegraph
reported the visit as a "don't forget about me..."
European tour exposing panic in Ukraine that the US/Israeli war on Iran was now
capturing the "world's focus" of leaders and media alike. In fact,
the reports said that Zelensky was "welcomed by King Charles at Buckingham
Palace" with a "warm handshake and photograph"; he also
addressed "Parliamentarians" at a Westminster committee room that
included the Prime Minister, NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte, Defence
Secretary John Healey and leaders of opposition parties. Starmer focused on
Britain's affirming a "world leading partnership" and "our
shared determination to deepen our defence partnership" with Ukraine. The
Prime Minister's office also presented this as "support to partners in the
Gulf" and as a "defence partnership" against
"indiscriminate Iranian attacks" whilst continuing to escalate its
proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and use its "partner Ukraine" to
support the US/Israeli aggression against Iran.
In his speech, Zelensky also sought to link the US/Israeli war in the Middle
East against Iran with the long-running conflict in Ukraine, insulting the
Russian and Iranian governments as the "brothers in hatred".
Supposedly, the Anglo-US provoked NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and
the attack on Iran are "defensive" wars without hatred whilst killing
tens of thousands in their wars! Zelensky showed the subservience of his
Ukrainian regime to these warmongers when he boasted that there were now
"201 Ukrainian military experts in the Middle East", with
"another 44 ready to deploy", who were sharing their knowledge on how
to defend against Iranian drones in support of the US/Israeli attack on Iran.
Prior to Zelensky's visit, Starmer revealed who was pulling the strings, when
he had said on March 1 that Britain would "bring experts from Ukraine
together with our own experts" to help Gulf partners shoot down Iranian
drones. This is why Iran now sees Ukraine as part of the hostile anti-Iran
coalition associated with the US/Israeli criminal bombing of and aggression
against Iran.
During their talks, Starmer and Zelensky signed a "partnership"
[1] that will combine "Ukrainian expertise and the UK's industrial
base" to manufacture and supply drones and other capabilities. They
revisited the UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue [2] going through the "8
pillars" of the provocative "Landmark 100 Year Partnership
Agreement" signed in January last year. This agreement
Workers'
Weekly
condemned at the time as a British warmongering
"partnership" agreement with Ukraine. An agreement which is in the
service of Britain's imperialist ambitions, its monopolies and war industries.
It "reveals that the British and European leaders are not seeking a
permanent peace but are being forced to make concessions for the 'foreseeable
future' on their global ambitions" whilst they "continue to embed
themselves in their proxy state of Ukraine, and use it to weaken Russia in
Eastern Europe and Asia. [3]"
QinetiQ Drone - Ukraine utilises British QinetiQ Banshee
Jet 80 UAVs as long-range kamikaze drones.
This was the British agenda with its cartel party system supporting the
talks between Starmer and Zelensky. The Ukraine Defence Partnership reveals
Britain's global ambition to continue to embed itself in the Ukrainian state
and its war and other industries. Britain is doing this to continue to use
Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as its proxy army and weapons producer. It
also wants to use Ukraine to help rescue Britain's shattered ambitions in West
Asia and try to take advantage of the US/Israel war against Iran. It is using
Ukrainian forces and experts it has helped hone in the war against Russia
alongside British "advisors". But now Britain is once again engaged
in military actions in the Middle East against Iran.
In a government statement to parliament on Tuesday, Yvette Cooper, Secretary
of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, said [4]: "As
I speak, British Typhoons and F-35s are flying in defence of the eastern
Mediterranean and across Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and
Iraq. The UK's defensive military action is supporting the wider region, with
four extra Typhoons, three Wildcat helicopters and a Merlin helicopter already
deployed. We are increasing our naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean, as
HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay approach. As the House is aware, we have given
permission for US forces to use long-standing basing at RAF Fairford and Diego
Garcia to support defensive strikes against the ballistic missiles that are
targeting the Gulf." These bases in Britain and in the Indian Ocean have
been used by the USAF to criminally bomb Iran as outright unprovoked aggression
- not as "defence". This
was followed by the further
allegation that "our Cyprus base is not being used in those US
operations". Yet it is being used, for, as a spokesperson for the Ministry
of Defence told the BBC on March 6, "Just this week, we have flown Typhoon
and F-35 fighter jets on sorties around the region, shooting down Iranian
drones." This base at RAF Akrotiri has long supported operations in the
Middle East and, more recently, been used for surveillance flights over Gaza in
support of Israeli genocide against the Palestinians.
The anti-war movement in Britain is facing the crucial task of opposing the
warmongering schemes of the British government and continuing to expose and
oppose these destructive military alliances with Ukraine. These include the
Ukraine "Landmark 100 Year Partnership Agreement" signed last year,
and the "UK-Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence
Industrial Collaboration Declaration", the "Ukraine Defence
Partnership", and the "Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial
Collaboration Declaration" signed this week by Starmer and Zelensky. These
agreements promoted by Britain, and by the Anglo/US-led NATO countries,
continue to promote and provoke and escalate war not just in Ukraine but in
West Asia and even in Africa and Asia where Ukrainian troops are also now
appearing. They aim to build infrastructure for war against Russia and Iran as
well as all over the world in the name of a "defensive alliances" and
"industrial collaborations". They must be opposed alongside the
warmongering NATO alliance itself. This is an urgent aim for all the movements
of the people for peace.
Notes
1. UK-Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial
Collaboration Declaration - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-ukraine-joint-statement-enhanced-security-and-defence-industrial-collaboration-declaration
Ukraine Defence Partnership set to boost global production and national
security
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukraine-defence-partnership-set-to-boost-global-production-and-national-security
2. The UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-uk-ukraine-strategic-dialogue
3. UK and Ukraine sign "Landmark 100 Year Partnership Agreement":
Starmer's Vain Attempt to Ensure Ukraine Remains NATO's Proxy against Russia,
Workers' Weekly
, January 25, 2025
https://www.rcpbml.org.uk/wwie-25/ww25-01/ww25-01-01.htm
4. Yvette Cooper The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and
Development Affairs update on Middle east
https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-03-17/debates/5E7F5053-690E-47A6-926D-6A2B1A904946/MiddleEast
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Zelensky European Tour to Shore-Up Support
Britain's "Defence Partnership" Aims to
Embed itself in Ukraine against Russia and Iran
On Tuesday, March 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine visited
London for talks with the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.
The
Telegraph
reported the visit as a "don't forget about me..."
European tour exposing panic in Ukraine that the US/Israeli war on Iran was now
capturing the "world's focus" of leaders and media alike. In fact,
the reports said that Zelensky was "welcomed by King Charles at Buckingham
Palace" with a "warm handshake and photograph"; he also
addressed "Parliamentarians" at a Westminster committee room that
included the Prime Minister, NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte, Defence
Secretary John Healey and leaders of opposition parties. Starmer focused on
Britain's affirming a "world leading partnership" and "our
shared determination to deepen our defence partnership" with Ukraine. The
Prime Minister's office also presented this as "support to partners in the
Gulf" and as a "defence partnership" against
"indiscriminate Iranian attacks" whilst continuing to escalate its
proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and use its "partner Ukraine" to
support the US/Israeli aggression against Iran.
In his speech, Zelensky also sought to link the US/Israeli war in the Middle
East against Iran with the long-running conflict in Ukraine, insulting the
Russian and Iranian governments as the "brothers in hatred".
Supposedly, the Anglo-US provoked NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and
the attack on Iran are "defensive" wars without hatred whilst killing
tens of thousands in their wars! Zelensky showed the subservience of his
Ukrainian regime to these warmongers when he boasted that there were now
"201 Ukrainian military experts in the Middle East", with
"another 44 ready to deploy", who were sharing their knowledge on how
to defend against Iranian drones in support of the US/Israeli attack on Iran.
Prior to Zelensky's visit, Starmer revealed who was pulling the strings, when
he had said on March 1 that Britain would "bring experts from Ukraine
together with our own experts" to help Gulf partners shoot down Iranian
drones. This is why Iran now sees Ukraine as part of the hostile anti-Iran
coalition associated with the US/Israeli criminal bombing of and aggression
against Iran.
During their talks, Starmer and Zelensky signed a "partnership"
[1] that will combine "Ukrainian expertise and the UK's industrial
base" to manufacture and supply drones and other capabilities. They
revisited the UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue [2] going through the "8
pillars" of the provocative "Landmark 100 Year Partnership
Agreement" signed in January last year. This agreement
Workers'
Weekly
condemned at the time as a British warmongering
"partnership" agreement with Ukraine. An agreement which is in the
service of Britain's imperialist ambitions, its monopolies and war industries.
It "reveals that the British and European leaders are not seeking a
permanent peace but are being forced to make concessions for the 'foreseeable
future' on their global ambitions" whilst they "continue to embed
themselves in their proxy state of Ukraine, and use it to weaken Russia in
Eastern Europe and Asia. [3]"
QinetiQ Drone - Ukraine utilises British QinetiQ Banshee
Jet 80 UAVs as long-range kamikaze drones.
This was the British agenda with its cartel party system supporting the
talks between Starmer and Zelensky. The Ukraine Defence Partnership reveals
Britain's global ambition to continue to embed itself in the Ukrainian state
and its war and other industries. Britain is doing this to continue to use
Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as its proxy army and weapons producer. It
also wants to use Ukraine to help rescue Britain's shattered ambitions in West
Asia and try to take advantage of the US/Israel war against Iran. It is using
Ukrainian forces and experts it has helped hone in the war against Russia
alongside British "advisors". But now Britain is once again engaged
in military actions in the Middle East against Iran.
In a government statement to parliament on Tuesday, Yvette Cooper, Secretary
of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, said [4]: "As
I speak, British Typhoons and F-35s are flying in defence of the eastern
Mediterranean and across Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and
Iraq. The UK's defensive military action is supporting the wider region, with
four extra Typhoons, three Wildcat helicopters and a Merlin helicopter already
deployed. We are increasing our naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean, as
HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay approach. As the House is aware, we have given
permission for US forces to use long-standing basing at RAF Fairford and Diego
Garcia to support defensive strikes against the ballistic missiles that are
targeting the Gulf." These bases in Britain and in the Indian Ocean have
been used by the USAF to criminally bomb Iran as outright unprovoked aggression
- not as "defence". This
was followed by the further
allegation that "our Cyprus base is not being used in those US
operations". Yet it is being used, for, as a spokesperson for the Ministry
of Defence told the BBC on March 6, "Just this week, we have flown Typhoon
and F-35 fighter jets on sorties around the region, shooting down Iranian
drones." This base at RAF Akrotiri has long supported operations in the
Middle East and, more recently, been used for surveillance flights over Gaza in
support of Israeli genocide against the Palestinians.
The anti-war movement in Britain is facing the crucial task of opposing the
warmongering schemes of the British government and continuing to expose and
oppose these destructive military alliances with Ukraine. These include the
Ukraine "Landmark 100 Year Partnership Agreement" signed last year,
and the "UK-Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence
Industrial Collaboration Declaration", the "Ukraine Defence
Partnership", and the "Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial
Collaboration Declaration" signed this week by Starmer and Zelensky. These
agreements promoted by Britain, and by the Anglo/US-led NATO countries,
continue to promote and provoke and escalate war not just in Ukraine but in
West Asia and even in Africa and Asia where Ukrainian troops are also now
appearing. They aim to build infrastructure for war against Russia and Iran as
well as all over the world in the name of a "defensive alliances" and
"industrial collaborations". They must be opposed alongside the
warmongering NATO alliance itself. This is an urgent aim for all the movements
of the people for peace.
Notes
1. UK-Ukraine joint statement: Enhanced Security and Defence Industrial
Collaboration Declaration - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-ukraine-joint-statement-enhanced-security-and-defence-industrial-collaboration-declaration
Ukraine Defence Partnership set to boost global production and national
security
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukraine-defence-partnership-set-to-boost-global-production-and-national-security
2. The UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-uk-ukraine-strategic-dialogue
3. UK and Ukraine sign "Landmark 100 Year Partnership Agreement":
Starmer's Vain Attempt to Ensure Ukraine Remains NATO's Proxy against Russia,
Workers' Weekly
, January 25, 2025
https://www.rcpbml.org.uk/wwie-25/ww25-01/ww25-01-01.htm
4. Yvette Cooper The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and
Development Affairs update on Middle east
https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-03-17/debates/5E7F5053-690E-47A6-926D-6A2B1A904946/MiddleEast
Link to Full Issue of Workers'
Weekly
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