British PM reveals unexpected gesture at a meeting with Zelenskyy after a spat with Trump at the White House
Kyiv • UNN
The Prime Minister of Great Britain said that he intentionally hugged the President of Ukraine after his meeting with Trump. This gesture was meant to show that he would not leave Zelenskyy alone.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shared memories of an unexpectedly warm gesture during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a spat during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House. He said this in an interview distributed by The Times, writes UNN.
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Starmer said he "deliberately went out of his way to embrace Ukrainian President Zelenskyy when he arrived at Downing Street" after a spat during a meeting with Trump at the White House.
"Normally I would be waiting on the steps to greet him," he said. "But I was really conscious that he had left the White House alone."
"That's why I went and hugged him," Starmer said.
"That's why I walked him to the car at the end; I wanted him to know that you don't leave my house alone," the British prime minister noted.