Larry the Cat was seen leaving the residence of the British prime minister simply as Keir Starmer welcomed the Ukrainian chief
Vladimir Zelensky’s go to to the official residence of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday was ignored by one of many dwelling’s principal occupants, Larry the Cat, in response to a video of the Ukrainian chief’s arrival.
Zelensky visited 10 Downing Road as he seeks extra monetary and navy help for the battle with Russia throughout a European tour.
A video revealed by Zelensky’s official X (previously Twitter) account exhibits Starmer greeting Zelensky on a pink carpet outdoors the residence in central London. As quickly because the Ukrainian chief crosses the edge of the home, Larry is seen instantly working out the door and standing outdoors, trying round.
Social media customers reposted the video, with one person on X (previously Twitter) captioning it with an obvious reference to Larry: “I don’t wish to be in the identical constructing with him!” One other X person merely wrote: “Cats simply know.”
The 17-year-old Larry has been ‘chief mouser’ to the Cupboard Workplace since 2011. The feline has turn into more and more vocal in sharing his political views and doesn’t draw back from roasting former prime ministers, judging by his X account.
🇬🇧🇺🇦 “I do not wish to be in the identical constructing with him!”— Larry the Cat from Downing Road rapidly left when Zelensky arrived pic.twitter.com/jU0uxxvDoa
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) October 10, 2024
In 2022, the cat brushed in opposition to then-Prime Minister Liz Truss and made off down the road after Truss tried to introduce Larry to Danish chief Mette Frederiksen. Larry was no fan of Truss’ predecessor, Boris Johnson, both, taking pains to remind the general public on social media that he was “not ‘Boris Johnson’s cat’” after the latter talked about him in his resignation speech.
Larry’s X account has additionally addressed the arrival of Starmer’s new Siberian-breed kitten, Prince. In September, Larry shared Starmer’s publish that includes the primary image of Prince and confidently declared, “My place as best-looking cat on Downing Road stays unchallenged.”
After visiting the UK, Zelensky was because of go to France and Italy in a while Thursday, earlier than assembly Pope Francis on the Vatican on Friday and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz later the identical day. He’s searching for to safe extra help for Kiev, significantly as US backing seems in limbo if Republican nominee Donald Trump wins November’s presidential vote.
