“This is the third time that Boris Johnson has been in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. Not every country is so lucky to have such a friend,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said upon receiving him. The British Prime Minister is one of the Western politicians who have shown the strongest support for the country in the face of Russia
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday, which celebrates its Independence Day on Wednesday, while marking six months since the Russian invasion. “This is the third time that Boris Johnson has been in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. Not every country is so lucky to have such a friend,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said upon receiving him. He presented Boris Johnson with the Order of Liberty, the highest Ukrainian decoration that can be awarded to a foreigner.
“There is a strong will among Ukrainians to resist. And that’s what (Vladimir) Putin didn’t understand,” Boris Johnson told reporters. “You are defending your right to live in peace and freedom, and that is why Ukraine will win,” he continued, pledging new military aid to kyiv of 54 million pounds (64 million euros). ). “What happens in Ukraine affects us all. That’s why I’m in Kyiv today. That’s why the UK will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends,” Mr. Johnson, who will step down in less than two weeks.
Johnson’s strong support for Ukraine
Given favorite to replace Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, currently head of British diplomacy, also showed his support for kyiv. “Today is the day the Ukrainian people celebrate their independence, but they must fight for the future of their country,” she said in a campaign statement. “If I become prime minister, I will do my best to keep the flame of freedom in Ukraine burning.”
Boris Johnson is one of the Western politicians who have shown the strongest support for Ukraine in the face of Russia and is very popular in kyiv. On April 9, he was the first leader of a G7 country to visit Ukraine after the start of the war launched on February 24. London has since provided particularly strong military support to kyiv. During his second trip to Kyiv in mid-June, he announced an extensive training program for Ukrainian forces before walking with Volodymyr Zelensky through the then deserted center of Kyiv, a move welcomed by Ukrainians.