Boris Johnson has made his second shock go to to Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine.
The prime minister met with Volodymyr Zelensky within the capital right this moment to supply a brand new army coaching programme.
Britain may practice as much as 120,000 troops each 120 days below the brand new proposals.
Posting on Twitter, Mr Johnson wrote: ‘Mr President, Volodymyr. It's good to be in Kyiv once more.’
Each leaders gave speeches from Kyiv this afternoon and spoke of the ‘deliberate focusing on of civilians’ by Russia.
Mr Johnson mentioned: ‘We proceed to see the deliberate focusing on of civilians in what is certainly a battle crime and, in a hideous echo of the previous, the unlawful deportation of individuals the Russian forces imagine to be insufficiently sympathetic to Putin’s aggression.
‘I utterly perceive why you and your individuals could make no compromise with Putin.
‘We're with you to provide the strategic endurance you will want,’ he added.
The prime minister had been anticipated to seem at a Tory convention in Doncaster right this moment, however cancelled to make the journey to Kyiv as a substitute.
A message on President Zelensky’s Telegram account earlier this afternoon learn: ‘Many days of this battle have proved that Nice Britain’s assist for Ukraine is agency and resolute.
‘Glad to see our nation’s nice good friend Boris Johnson in Kyiv once more.’
A video alongside the message confirmed Mr Johnson arriving to satisfy his Ukrainian counterpart.
The prime minister may very well be seen arriving in a silver automobile earlier than strolling down a pink carpet to shake arms with Mr Zelensky.
The pair then transfer inside and are filmed talking at a gathering desk.
Mr Johnson has additionally seen destroyed tanks and broken armoured autos that are at present on show at Saint Michael’s Sq. in Kyiv.
The spectacle comes as town returns to slight normality, as companies re-open and curfew hours are decreased.
The 2 leaders have been accompanied by Ukrainian officers – some in fight fatigues – though there was no signal of members of the general public.
In a press release, Mr Johnson mentioned: ‘My go to right this moment, within the depths of this battle, is to ship a transparent and easy message to the Ukrainian individuals: the UK is with you and we might be with you till you in the end prevail.’
He has supplied Mr Zelensky a significant new army coaching programme that he claims ‘may change the equation of this battle.’
The prices of the brand new operation are unsure, with Downing Road noting that the coaching programme was simply a proposal for now.
If accepted by Mr Zelensky, there would then be discussions on the size of the operation, which is anticipated to happen outdoors Ukraine.
Giving a televised assertion alongside the president, Mr Johnson mentioned it was ‘nice’ to be again in Kyiv which he mentioned was ‘a lot livelier’ than throughout his first war-time go to in April.
‘However we’ve acquired to face the truth that solely a few hours away a barbaric assault continues on fully harmless individuals, cities and villages are being decreased to rubble,’ he added.
‘We proceed to see the deliberate focusing on of civilians, what is certainly a battle crime, and in a hideous echo of the previous the unlawful deportation of those that the Russian forces imagine are insufficiently sympathetic to Putin’s aggression.’
Immediately’s shock assembly comes as Vladimir Putin reveals no indicators of halting the battle in Ukraine.
Talking at an financial convention in St Petersburg, the Kremlin chief mentioned this afternoon: ‘Russia is coming into the period that's starting as a robust, sovereign nation.’
He added: ‘We will certainly use the colossal alternatives supplied by present occasions and might be even stronger.’
Putin additionally used his speech to induce Russian companies to maintain working in his nation.
Mr Johnson beforehand held talks within the Ukrainian capital in April.
He turned the primary overseas chief to journey to the nation for the reason that battle in Ukraine broke out.
Mr Zelensky mentioned the management proven by the UK would ‘go down in historical past’ following the assembly.
Downing Road had then vowed the UK would ship 120 armoured autos and anti-ship missile programs to assist Ukraine.
The April go to was additionally branded a ‘present of solidarity’ between Brits and Ukrainian individuals.
Mr Johnson had advised Mr Zelensky: ‘the Ukrainian persons are a lion, and you might be its roar’.
Different world leaders comparable to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have just lately visited Ukraine.
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