Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would “pray” that Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson’s resignation—which paves the way for the election of a new British prime minister—will not affect the pace of aid. From the UK to Ukraine.
In an interview with CNN, Zelensky said he was “confident that Britain’s policy towards Ukraine will not change due to Boris Johnson’s resignation” and that relations between the two countries deepened after Russia’s invasion of neighboring lands.
“We had very dramatic moments very quickly. The help we needed was delivered very quickly. I don’t know if[his dismissal]will affect this speed of aid. I will pray to God that this does not affect this help,” he declared.
After the prime minister announced that Johnson would step down after a series of crackdowns caused by another political scandal in Britain, Zelensky would call the British to express his regret over his decision.
“We all received the news with sadness. Not just me, but the whole of the Ukrainian community, who is very sympathetic to you,” Zelensky told Johnson, according to a statement from the presidential office in Kiev.
Boris Johnson has visited Kiev twice after the start of the war in Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, along with other Western allies meeting in NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), is sending weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia on its own soil.
Russia: [Boris Johnson] he doesn’t love us and we don’t love him
The Kremlin took the opportunity to step down to criticize Johnson and his government, as well as point to the “failure” of liberal democracies.
Johnson’s government has sanctioned dozens of Russian billionaires linked to the Kremlin and announced that their money is no longer welcome in the UK.
“We hope that one day more professional people who can make decisions through dialogue will come to power in the UK,” Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov said yesterday. said. But at the moment there is little hope for that,” he said.
“He doesn’t really love us. Neither do we. [gostamos dele]”, said Peskov.
source: Noticias
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