{"id":4428,"date":"2022-04-10T18:19:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T18:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/?p=4428"},"modified":"2022-04-10T18:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T18:45:19","slug":"boris-johnson-makes-surprise-visit-to-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/boris-johnson-makes-surprise-visit-to-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv, Meets with President Zelenskyy"},"content":{"rendered":"
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson secretly boarded a train to Ukraine’s war-torn capital Kyiv on Saturday to meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n
Johnson pledged more support amidst\u00a0Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia<\/a>. Both leaders also walked and toured through the streets of the capital city that has been one of the targets of the Russian offensive in the past weeks.<\/p>\n The Prime Minister took the Ukrainian Railways train on Saturday through to Kyiv from Poland as a show of \u201cunwavering support\u201d to Ukrainians.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’re setting out a new package of financial & military aid which is a testament of our commitment to his country’s struggle against Russia\u2019s barbaric campaign,\u201d Johnson posted<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n The British Prime Minister also promised an additional $130 million in aid to the war-torn country, including anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles, as well as armored vehicles, to help protect Ukraine in what he claimed is an “inexcusable conflict.”<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The United Kingdom will also send 120 armored vehicles and anti-ship missile systems to Ukraine to assist the country.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a privilege to be able to travel to Ukraine and meet President Zelenskyy in person in Kyiv today. Ukraine has defied the odds and pushed back Russian forces from the gates of Kyiv, achieving the greatest feat of arms of the 21st century. It is because of President Zelenskyy\u2019s resolute leadership and the invincible heroism and courage of the Ukrainian people that Putin\u2019s monstrous aims are being thwarted,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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