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Boris Johnson visits Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day

Boris Johnson United Kingdom Ukraine Kyiv Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelenksyy

Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day.

The outgoing British Prime Minister met Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Johnson tweeted: “What happens in Ukraine matters to us all. That is why I am in Kyiv today. That is why the UK will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends.

On his third secret visit to Kyiv, he added: “I believe Ukraine can and will win this war.”

Johnson announced another £54 million package of military support for Ukraine including 200 state-of-the-art drones and loitering munitions to help its forces to better track and target Vladimir Putin’s troops.

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