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Several authoritative Western media analyzed the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United Kingdom, which took place from 7 to 8 October.
According to the Daily Express, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used the signed agreement, which aims to bring the trade and foreign policy of the United Kingdom and Ukraine closer together, in order to to upset the EU.
“The new partnership will not only benefit Brexit in the UK but, as published reports suggest, it will also cause serious damage to Brussels,” the newspaper explained.
The author of the material believes that the trade agreement has become “a big slap to the EU”.
According to the newspaper, after the Brexit referendum, the European Union tried to persuade the United Kingdom to follow the Ukraine Plus model and establish relations with Brussels similar to those of Kiev.
But being an associate member of the EU would mean paying membership dues instead of signing a free trade agreement. Furthermore, it would mean that the United Kingdom would remain under the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ).
According to The Guardian, the new agreement between Ukraine and Britain will put post-Brexit relations between the two countries on a new and closer foundation.
One of the agreements was duty free import of scotch whiskey to Ukraine… More than 1 million bottles of this drink were exported to the Ukrainian market in 2019 alone.
In addition, the publication did not overlook the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, who, during a speech at the Chatham House analytical center, apologized for an insufficiently harsh policy towards Russia. He promoted the idea that Zelenskiy deliberately seeks do not cause enmity with the Russian Federation.
“The strategy is not to hold large military parades and blame the Russians for all our problems on television; this will not save the lives of Ukrainians. We must act with caution and composure to advance the interests of Ukraine and use all possible platforms to negotiations to reduce tensions and save lives, “Yermak said.
At the same time, the head of the OP noted that the UK is ready provide Ukraine with lethal weapons.
“Britain will provide Ukraine with a loan of 1.25 billion pounds for a period of 10 years for the supply eight missile ships of the “Barzan” type, – writes the BBC.
The first two ships will be built in Great Britain, the rest in Ukraine.
According to the Telegraph, the deal for the construction of warships will stimulate troubled British shipyards, which have few foreign contracts.
The last time “Barzans” were built in the 1990s for Qatar, a number of improvements are now required to meet modern requirements.
As OBOZREVATEL reported:
