(ANSA-AFP) - KYIV, APR 9 - British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson was visiting Kyiv Saturday for face-to-face talks with
President Volodymyr Zelensky as part of a "show of solidarity
with the Ukrainian people", Downing Street said. "They will
discuss the UK's long-term support to Ukraine and the PM will
set out a new package of financial and military aid," a
spokesperson said. An aide to Zelensky, Andriy Sybiha, posted a
photograph of the leaders sitting opposite each other in a grand
room. Johnson was wearing a dark suit and Zelensky khaki
overalls, his signature outfit for public appearances since
Russia invaded Ukraine end of February. "The UK is the leader in
the defence support of Ukraine," Sybiha wrote. Sybiha described
Johnson as "the leader of the anti-war coalition. The leader of
sanctions on the Russian aggressor." London did not announce
Johnson's Ukraine visit ahead of time, with the prime minister
himself batting away questions about a possible visit in a press
conference on Friday. His trip to the Ukrainian capital followed
visits to Kyiv of European Commission President Ursula von der
Leyen and the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday
and the visit of the Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer earlier
on Saturday. The European visits come after Ukraine rebuffed
Russian troops from the Kyiv region late last month. (ANSA-AFP).
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