“What happens in Ukraine affects us all. That’s why I’m in Kiev today. That’s why the UK will continue to support our Ukrainian friends,” Johnson said on Twitter, where he posted a photo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Conservative primary winner in Downing Street in early September is in the final days of his successor as British prime minister.
In conjunction with the visit, Johnson announced an additional package of 2,000 surveillance drones and missiles worth 54 million pounds ($63.67 million) to Ukraine.
The aid will “help Ukraine to more effectively monitor and target Russian invasion forces,” the British government office said in a statement.
As part of his third visit to Kiev since the start of the Russian invasion, Johnson called on the international community to maintain support for the Ukrainian government in “defending its sovereignty”.
“Over the past six months, the UK has stood by Ukraine, helping this sovereign nation defend itself against barbaric and illegal aggression,” he said.
Since February, London has spent 2.3 billion pounds ($2.71 billion) on military and financial aid packages.
On his “final visit” to Ukraine, as the Prime Minister’s official office describes, Johnson was awarded that country’s “highest award that can be given to a foreigner”, the “Order of Independence”, thanks to his “unconditional support” of Ukrainian independence. EFE
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