Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to Kiev on Saturday to demonstrate British “solidarity” with Ukraine, which has been resisting the invasion of Russian troops for more than six weeks, Downing Street said.
The Ukrainian embassy in the United Kingdom released an image of the premier with President Volodymyr Zelensky, with both leaders sitting face to face in an office, next to the flags of both countries with a message: “Surprise”.
Jonhson went to Ukraine “to meet personally with President (Volodymyr) Zelensky, in a gesture of solidarity with the Ukrainian people” and with the intention of “presenting a new package of financial and military aid” to this eastern European country, a spokesman for the British Prime Minister said.
Downing Street confirmed the meeting in the Ukrainian capital a day after the United Kingdom announced the shipment of new military equipment worth 100 million pounds (120 million euros). According to the spokesman, the leaders addressed “long-term (British) support for Ukraine.”
The British head of government had last been in Kiev on February 2, weeks before the Russian invasion began, when he held a joint press conference with Zelensky.
This week, a delegation of the Ukrainian Executive and senior officials of its army attended arms demonstrations at a training camp in southwest England, where the British armed forces showed them armored vehicles, air defenses and other equipment in operation.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Andriy Sybiha stressed that the United Kingdom “is the leader in supporting Ukraine's defense” and praised Johnson as “the leader of the anti-war coalition, the leader of sanctions against the Russian aggressor.”
Zelensky appeared in the khaki clothes that have already become his signature attire in public appearances since Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February.
Johnson's visit to the Ukrainian capital followed trips to Kiev by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday, and Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Nehammer's visit on Saturday.
(With information from AFP and EFE)
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