Zelenskyy addresses UK lawmakers, rare trip outside Ukraine

LONDON: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the British people on Wednesday for their support since “Day One” of Russia’s invasion — and asked for fighter jets that would help ensure Ukraine’s victory in the war.
Zelenskyy’s daring to visit Britain in a bid for more advanced weapons comes as Kyiv braces for an expected Russian offensive and hatches its own plans to retake land held by Moscow’s forces.
Hundreds of lawmakers and parliamentary staff packed the 900-year-old…