UK’s Boris Johnson makes unannounced visit to Ukraine after deadly railway station attack
- British PM Johnson was in Kyiv on Saturday in a ‘show of solidarity’ with Ukraine a day after a missile strike killed dozens at a railway station in the country’s east
- Johnson tweeted that Britain was ‘setting out a new package of financial and military aid’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on a visit to Kyiv on Saturday, vowed UK armoured vehicles and anti-ship missiles for Ukraine.
Johnson paid the unannounced visit to Kyiv in a “show of solidarity” with Ukraine a day after a missile strike killed dozens at a railway station in the country’s east.
“It is because of President (Volodymyr) Zelensky’s resolute leadership and the invincible heroism and courage of the Ukrainian people that (Vladimir) Putin’s monstrous aims are being thwarted,” Johnson said after meeting Zelensky, according to a Downing Street statement.
Six weeks into Russia’s invasion, Moscow has shifted its focus to eastern and southern Ukraine after stiff resistance ended plans to swiftly capture the capital.
Western leaders mobilised to back Zelensky as details emerged of the devastating attack on Kramatorsk’s station with civilians seeking to flee a feared Russian offensive.
Johnson tweeted that Britain was “setting out a new package of financial and military aid which is a testament of our commitment to his country’s struggle against Russia’s barbaric campaign”.