Ukraine news latest: Zelensky’s agreement with UK to ‘bring victory closer this year’ & Putin faces ‘high casualties’

UKRAINE’S Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed an agreement has been reached with the UK “to bring victory closer this year” following a discussion with Rishi Sunak. Zelensky Tweeted: “Together with Rishi Sunak, we discussed further defense cooperation. “We agreed to intensify our efforts to bring victory closer this year already. We already have concrete decisions for this.” This comes as the British Ministry of Defence reported both Russia and Ukraine have faced “high casualties” after clashes in Bakhmut. The report noted: “Over the last ten days, Ukraine has committed significant reinforcements to defend the sector (Bakhmut) and the frequency of Russian assaults have likely reduced from the peak in mid-December. Both sides have suffered high casualties.” Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…