Sky News Today with Jayne Secker

President Zelensky arrived in the UK and was due to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Downing Street. Earlier he met King Charles III, and he thanked the King for his support for Ukraine. A ceremonial guard of the 12th Company Irish Guards was outside No 10. Zelensky had said more than half a million people were left without power after overnight Russian missile attacks on Kyiv, following strikes on Ukraine's energy plants despite Donald Trump's claim that an energy ceasefire was in place.

At Prime Minister's questions, Andy Burnham avoided criticising Trump's separate diesel deal with Vladimir Putin and said his role was to help bring all sides to a resolution, adding that Zelensky would not leave Britain empty-handed. Downing Street said the visit would be used to announce accelerated military support for Ukraine and further sanctions on Moscow, with ministers asked to draw up sanctions, military support and fiscal packages.

The Downing Street correspondent reported that Russian attacks on civilian targets were increasing and that satellite and Starlink support had been disrupted or throttled, hampering Ukrainian drone operations. He also reported that the US diesel deal would fund Russia's war effort and that European allies were divided over unfreezing billions in Russian assets, with the UK supporting the move only if there was unanimous support. Ukrainians feared Trump might blame Zelensky amid US political pressures and the aftermath of the war with Iran.