‘We want to see him in Ukraine’: Zelenskyy hopes to invite King Charles on state visit

Exclusive: Ukrainian leader says he has a very good relationship' with British monarch, who has supported his country

• Zelenskyy hopes Reform UK councils will allow Ukraine flags to be flown again

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that he plans to invite King Charles on a state visit to Ukraine as early as this year, which would make him the most senior royal to travel to Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion.

The Ukrainian president said he had a close relationship with the king, whom he has met on numerous occasions, including when he gave a public show of support after Zelenskyy's explosive visit to the White House last year.