Ukraine war: Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv as he pledges £50m in aid- PublishedRishi Sunak pledged £50m in defence aid to Ukraine as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in his first visit to Kyiv since becoming prime minister."Since the first days of the war, Ukraine and the UK have been the strongest of allies," Mr Zelensky said following the meeting.And I am here today to say the UK and our allies will continue to stand with Ukraine, as it fights to end this barbarous war and deliver a just peace," Mr Sunak said."While Ukraine's armed forces succeed in pushing back Russian forces on the ground, civilians are being brutally bombarded from the air.Earlier in the week, Russia hit Ukraine with one of its biggest barrages of missiles yet, days after its troops were forced to withdraw from Kherson."