Boris Johnson has met Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine as Russia threatens war with the West if it allows the use of long-range strikes against Moscow. In an apparent dig at other politicians, the Ukrainian president tweeted he was “grateful” for the former PM’s support, adding: “Ukrainians always remember those who stand by them.” Earlier, he expressed his frustration at the continued restrictions on the use of Western weaponry against Russian targets, stating that after meeting the foreign secretary David Lammy and his US counterpart Antony Blinken this week, “there should be no unanswered questions” about why Ukraine needs long-range capabilities. Mr Zelensky emphasized the urgent need for reinforcements to combat Russian aggression, highlighting the ongoing threat posed by Russian missiles and Iranian drones.
Boris Johnson meets Zelensky in Ukraine as Russia’s Putin threatens war with NATO
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Boris Johnson has met Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine as Russia threatens war with the West if it allows the use of long-range strikes against Moscow.
In an apparent dig at other politicians the Ukrainian president tweeted he was “grateful” for the former PM’s suport, adding: “Ukrainians always remember those who stand by them.”
Earlier he expressed his frustration at the continued restrictions on the use of Western weaponry against Russian targets.
He said that after meeting the foreign secretary David Lammy and his US counterpart Antony Blinken this week “there should be no unanswered questions” about why Ukraine needs long-range capabilities.”
Boris Johnson in Ukraine as Putin threatens war with Nato (AP)
In his statement, Mr Zelensky said: “When we ask for these systems, we repeatedly hear, ‘We are working on it’.
“Time passes, but Russian missiles and Iranian drones continue to terrorise our skies and our people. Our soldiers are showing incredible heroism, but they need reinforcements.”
He added: “It’s difficult to repeatedly hear, ‘We are working on this,’ while Putin continues to burn down our cities and villages.”
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