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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the decision by some Reform UK councils to take down the Ukrainian flag was the kind of “small mistake that can break a big friendship”. The Ukrainian president made the comment in an interview with Pippa Crerar and Luke Harding .

In response, Reform UK has defended the flag policy being adopted by some Reform-led councils, saying not flying the Ukrainian flag does not mean the party is not supporting Kyiv in its fight against Russia.

Asked on Newsnight last night if she agreed with Zelenskyy, Laila Cunningham , Reform’s candidate for London mayor, replied:

double quotation mark No, I think we should only have British flags.

double quotation mark Because we’re a British country. We can’t have flags [for all conflicts]. We’re a British country and our public buildings should have the British flag.