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War in Ukraine: Boris Johnson in kyiv

2022-04-09T21:39:53.342Z


The British Prime Minister, visiting kyiv on Saturday, pledged to provide Ukraine with armored vehicles and anti-ship missiles, while paying tribute to the Ukrainian army.


British Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid a surprise visit to kyiv on Saturday and promised armored vehicles to Ukraine, where the threat of a new Russian offensive is pushing the population to flee the east of the country, the day after a bloody bombardment on civilians.

Read alsoJohnson and Zelensky walked together in kyiv

This trip to Kiev was intended to "

show our unwavering support for the Ukrainian people

", tweeted Boris Johnson after the meeting, which had not been announced.

He paid tribute to the Ukrainian army for "

the greatest feat of arms of the 21st century

" which made it possible to defend Kiev and to defeat "

Putin's monstrous designs

", according to a statement from Downing Street.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a press briefing, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in kyiv, Ukraine April 9, 2022. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER/REUTERS

The Russian president “

suffered a setback.

(…) He will intensify the pressure now in the Donbass and the East

, ”warned Boris Johnson.

"

That is why it is so vital (...) that we, your friends, continue to offer whatever support we can

," he added, pledging to provide Kiev with armored vehicles and missiles anti-ship.

President Volodymyr Zelensky's Telegram channel has released several photos of the Ukrainian president, still in khaki and with a growing beard, welcoming Boris Johnson in a suit and tie in front of the presidential headquarters in kyiv.

Surrounded by heavily armed soldiers, the two also went to Khrechtchatyk Street, the main artery of kyiv, greeting the few onlookers present, then to the emblematic Independence Square.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 9, 2022. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER / REUTERS

Boris Johnson is the first G7 leader to visit the Ukrainian capital, which was threatened with an assault and bombarded just a week ago, and where Volodymyr Zelensky has taken refuge since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, commanding the respect of the whole world.

"

Other western democratic states must follow the example of the United Kingdom

", commented the Ukrainian president.

It is time to impose a total embargo on Russian hydrocarbons, to increase arms deliveries

” to Ukraine.

London, at the forefront of condemnations of the Kremlin's policy, notably provided the Ukrainian army with precious anti-tank weapons from the start and did not hesitate to sanction the Russian oligarchs whose massive presence gave a chic district the British capital the sobriquet of "

Londongrad

".

Source: lefigaro

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