Saturday, April 9, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy In Kyiv

 

Politico: UK’s Boris Johnson meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv, promises more military, financial aid  

UK will present ‘a new package of financial and military aid,’ Downing Street says. 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. The visit was first made public by the Embassy of Ukraine to the U.K., which tweeted a photo of the two. A No. 10 spokesperson later confirmed the trip. 

“The Prime Minister has travelled to Ukraine to meet President Zelenskyy in person, in a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people,” the spokesperson said. 

Johnson later tweeted: “We’re setting out a new package of financial & military aid which is a testament of our commitment to his country’s struggle against Russia’s barbaric campaign.”  

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy In Kyiv  

Boris Johnson pledges to send more arms during surprise visit to Kyiv -- The Guardian  

Ukraine: Johnson pledges aid to Zelensky in Kyiv meeting -- BBC  

Zelenskiy meets leaders, braces for 'hard battle' -- Reuters  

British PM Praises Zelenskiy, Ukraine's Defenders During Surprise Visit To Kyiv -- RFE  

Ukraine war: Boris Johnson meets Volodymyr Zelesnkyy in Kyiv to offer more military and financial aid -- SKY News  

Boris Johnson meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy in surprise Kyiv visit, pledges more munitions and economic support for Ukraine -- ABC News Australia  

UK pledges new military assistance for Ukraine after PM’s surprise visit to Kyiv -- CNN  

Boris Johnson makes secret trip to Kyiv to show ‘unwavering support’ -- NYPost  

Boris Johnson promises more weapons during surprise Ukraine visit -- RT

4 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

The Brit security, secrecy and logistics to make this trip happen must have been monumental. But they pulled it off and did so without a single leak.

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile the US Secret Service has been penetrated by the Iranians and Pakistanis. Does that qualify as a train?

fazman said...

Let's see how Russian warships like eating harpoons

Anonymous said...

The cynic in me sees this as glorified virtue signaling and high level conflict tourism. Still, it’s a bold move for all the PMs and presidents who have gone there.