ZELENSKY’S ‘WINGS’ TOUR: After visits to London and Paris, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is wrapping up his tour of European capitals in Brussels, where he will address the European Union’s legislature. Zelensky is on the hunt for fighter jets, and, like the quest for main battle tanks, he needs one Western ally to break the ice. Zelensky’s best bet seems to be Great Britain, where he began his tour yesterday with a speech to the British Parliament, a meeting with King Charles, and new commitments for pilot training from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

“I appeal to you and the world with simple and yet most important words: Combat aircrafts – for Ukraine! Wings for freedom!” Zelensky said in his speech to British MPs. He presented Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle with a helmet of one of the most celebrated Ukrainian pilots, inscribed with the message, “We have freedom, give us wings to protect it.”