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The UK prime minister Boris Johnson, who had already resigned and waiting for the new leader to get elected by his Conservative Party, on Wednesday the 24th of August 2022, took time to visit Ukraine on its Independence Day as Russia-Ukraine conflict completes six months.

In Kyiv, the British PM met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reaffirmed UK and NATO’s support.

Earlier, while announcing the visit on Twitter, the office of the UK PM shared  an image of Johnson speaking to Zelensky outside the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv.
“What happens in Ukraine matters to us all. That is why I am in Kyiv today. That is why the UK will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends. I believe Ukraine can and will win this war,” Johnson wrote in a tweet.

Johnson has been one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine as the country continues to resist Russia’s invasion.
On Wednesday, Zelensky presented Johnson with a parting gift, awarding him the Order of Freedom for “the work that Boris has been doing for our country and all of Europe.”

The UK has poured more than euros 2.3 billion (USD 2.71 billion) into military and financial aid to Ukraine since the invasion began, according to a statement from Downing Street, reported CNN.
The UK government Wednesday also announced that it will provide Ukraine with mine-hunting vehicles, drones and loitering munitions worth euros 54 million (USD 63.5 million).
The UK and Ukraine have announced their intention to pursue a new digital trade agreement to help Ukraine rebuild its economy and protect livelihoods following Russia’s invasion.