(Kyiv) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson kicked off a surprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday with a one-on-one meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the first G7 leader to visit Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. February 24.
Posted at 10:19 a.m.
Updated at 11:43 a.m.
“The Prime Minister has traveled to Ukraine to meet President Zelensky in person and show his solidarity with the Ukrainian people,” a Downing Street spokesman said, adding that talks focused on further “military and financial”.
On President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Telegram channel, we see several photos of the Ukrainian president, wearing a khaki outfit and sneakers, welcoming Boris Johnson in a suit and tie in front of the presidential headquarters in Kyiv and inside.
PHOTO FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky and Boris Johnson
“Welcome to Kyiv, my friend! “, he writes.
An official from Mr. Zelensky’s cabinet had posted a photo on Facebook earlier showing the two leaders chatting, seated around a table, announcing the prime minister’s visit.
“The United Kingdom is the leader in military support for Ukraine, leader of the anti-war coalition, leader of sanctions against the Russian aggressor,” wrote Andriï Sybyga, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidency.
Earlier in the day, President Zelensky had received Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Kyiv, whom he thanked for his visit to Kyiv and Boutcha, a city near the Ukrainian capital which has become a symbol of the atrocities of the Russian invasion. .
On Friday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv to show her support for Ukraine.
Accompanied by the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell and Slovak Prime Minister Edouard Heger, Ursula von der Leyen went to Boutcha. They went together to see the mass graves dug to bury dozens of civilians found dead.