President Zelensky gifts King and PM an iPad to monitor the war in Ukraine
President Zelensky has showcased an iPad that allows the Ukrainian leader to see the frontline in real-time during a speech in Parliament.
Mr Zelensky said he presented the King with an iPad used in the Ukrainian defence system as a "sign of respect and gratitude".
The Ukrainian president met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and King Charles before his address in a committee room.
The King and the iPad
"This is an iPad with software that lets us control our security in real time," Mr Zelensky told the assembled parliamentarians and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.
"It's true. We have these iPads – I have one, my prime minister has one, our minister of defence, and our top military commanders – they have it.
"It lets us see the frontline in Ukraine, and even every enemy killed – with video proof."
He continued by saying that an Apple-made iPad means that he can watch all the strikes occurring across different domains, including in the sky, sea and the long-range strikes on Moscow.
He said that this latest innovation is an "evolution of security", adding that it will ensure leaders and ordinary people are highly protected.
Mr Zelensky met the King at Buckingham Palace, and the pair shook hands warmly and stood side by side for a photograph.
King Charles, who in January paid tribute to the Ukrainian people's resilience and the country's "valiant strength" and expressed his hopes for a "just and lasting peace", is believed to have rearticulated these sentiments in person to Mr Zelensky.
Mr Zelensky said: "His Majesty asked me if I had another. I said 'I only have my own left and I can't give that up'.
"His Majesty said he would share it with the Prime Minister."
Cyprus security proposal
In a speech that went into the importance of air defences and the Ukrainian development of drones, Mr Zelensky raised a security proposal for the UK military's bases in Cyprus.
Kyiv would deploy interception teams and place radars and acoustic coverage over the region to "guarantee protection".
"This is the kind of reinforcement we [Ukraine] can offer, and it may soon be needed across Europe," Mr Zelensky added.
His proposal comes after RAF Akrotiri was hit by a one-way attack drone at the start of this month.
Interceptors
The Ukrainian president explained that Kyiv could build at least 2,000 drone interceptors every day, as the Iran war and the four-year-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine have shown the growing importance of drone and missile interceptors.
"We are capable of producing at least 2,000 effective and combat-proven interceptors every day," Mr Zelensky said.
"We can produce more – it depends on investment. We need about 1,000 interceptors a day, and we can supply at least another 1,000 a day to our allies."
Elsewhere, Mr Zelensky linked the Iranian regime and Russia, calling them "brothers in hatred".
He highlighted the cooperation between Tehran and Moscow on Shahed kamikaze drones, which had targeted Ukraine and the Gulf.
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