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Grant Shapps makes first trip to Kyiv as Defence Secretary with Zelensky appealing for help to strengthen air defences<\/h2>\n

Grant Shapps has made his first visit to Kyiv as Defence Secretary – with Volodymyr Zelensky appealing for help to strengthen air defences.<\/p>\n

The Cabinet minister shook hands and chatted warmly to the Ukraine president in a video posted on social media.<\/p>\n

It is the second trip to Ukraine for Mr Shapps in barely a month, after he travelled to the war-torn country as part of his previous job as Net Zero Secretary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the footage posted by Mr Zelensky on the X site, he and Mr Shapps can be seen alongside military officials.<\/p>\n

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Grant Shapps has made his first visit to Kyiv as Defence Secretary – with Volodymyr Zelensky appealing for help to strengthen air defences<\/p>\n

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In the footage posted by Mr Zelensky on the X site, he and Mr Shapps can be seen alongside military officials<\/p>\n

Mr Zelensky wrote: ‘I received UK Defence Secretary (Grant Shapps) in Kyiv.<\/p>\n

‘I am profoundly grateful to the UK for all the financial, humanitarian, and military support, including crucial long-range capabilities.<\/p>\n

‘We discussed further defence co-operation and steps to strengthen Ukraine’s air defence.’<\/p>\n

Mr Shapps was appointed to the post at the end of August, having previously held a series of senior Government positions.<\/p>\n

flew to the Ukrainian capital to further links with Kyiv and visit a children’s nursery once attended by the child he has welcomed into his home under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.<\/p>\n

Mr Shapp’s trip last month promoted Ukraine’s burgeoning nuclear power supply, with the minister saying it would help end the nation’s reliance on Russian supplies.<\/p>\n

He visited a Ukrainian power station before travelling to a children’s nursery attended by Nikita, the young son of the family he took in under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr Shapps played a recorded message from Nikita for the children.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Government had announced its intention to provide a \u00a3192million loan guarantee through UK Export Finance (UKEF) – the UK’s export credit agency.<\/p>\n

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At Net Zero Secretary last month, Grant Shapps flew to the Ukrainian capital and visited the nation’s Wall of Remembrance<\/p>\n

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