The Ukrainian president arrived in the UK on Monday to discuss defense cooperation and how to put further pressure on Moscow, with prime minister sir Keir Starmer

After talks with Starmer in Downing Street, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the UK and Ukraine are to deepen their defense cooperation by jointly producing long-range drones aimed at forcing Russia to “think about peace”.

During his visit to London, Zelenskyy described Russia, Iran and North Korea as a “coalition of murderers”

The Guardian reports: Ukraine and the UK are to deepen their defence cooperation by jointly producing long-range drones, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday after talks with Keir Starmer in Downing Street aimed at forcing Russia to “think about peace”.

Zelenskyy said his main objective was “to save as many lives as possible” and to “stop Russian terror”. Writing on social media, he called for “maximum political and diplomatic coordination” and closer work on “joint defence projects and weapons production”.

Speaking at the Chatham House thinktank, Ukraine’s president said both countries would begin co-producing “long-range drones” soon. He declined to give details, but the drones are likely to be used against strategic military targets inside Russia.

“We will do it together. I’m happy about these strong relations between both of our countries,” he said, thanking the UK, “Keir” and previous governments for their support of Ukraine.

Ukraine is the world’s leading producer of drones, which now dominate the battlefield. Earlier this month Ukraine’s SBU security agency carried out a spectacular covert drone attack on five Russian airbases, destroying about 20 Russian bomber aircraft.

The prime minister and Zelenskyy chatted in the Downing Street garden with Ukrainian troops being trained in the UK. Earlier Ukraine’s president described Russia, Iran and North Korea as a “coalition of murderers”.