British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received applause from Ukrainian MPs after a video conference speech in the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday, in which he pledged additional military assistance to counter the Russian invasion.
“Until we reach our long-term goal, we will continue to assist Ukraine (…) with weapons, financial assistance and humanitarian assistance.We need to strengthen Ukraine so that no one dares to attack it, “said Johnson, the first Western leader to intervene in Verkhovna Rada.
This new 300 million package (approximately € 355 million) “It includes radars to detect artillery shells in your cities, heavy traffic ‘drones’ to deliver forces and thousands of night vision devices,” he noted.
London has already raised மில்லியன் 450 million (35 535 million) in military aid to Kiev, including the supply of thousands of anti-tank missiles, armored vehicles, anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft systems.
Boris Johnson acknowledged in his speech that the West “Too slow to understand what’s going on” and allowed Moscow to say, “We can not make that mistake again.”.
The British leader praised the opposition of the Ukrainians who drove the Russian forces “out of the gates of Kiev” and exposed not only the “greatest armed achievement of the 21st century” but also the historical madness. [Vladimir] Putin “.
“You have destroyed Putin’s invincible myth and written one of the most famous chapters in your country’s military history and life.”He echoed the words of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to declare that “This is the best moment in Ukraine, it will be remembered for generations.”.
In a speech below, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky thanked the “good friend” of the United Kingdom and its President, with whom he is in close and frequent contact.
“I want to thank the United Kingdom (…) for its willingness to be one of our bodyguards,” he stressed, counting on the support of British dignitaries, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and musician Paul McCartney. Sting, Deep Purple and footballer David Beckham.
On April 9, Boris Johnson paid a surprise visit to Kiev, where he walked with President Zhelensky through the deserted streets of the Ukrainian capital.
The UK announced at the end of April that it would reopen its embassy in Kiev, which had been displaced since the start of the conflict, “very soon”.
Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine on February 24 that killed more than 3,000 civilians, warning that the actual number could be much higher, according to the UN.
More than 13 million people were killed in the military offensive, more than 5.5 million of whom fled the country, according to the latest UN data.
The Russian invasion was generally condemned by the international community, which responded by sending arms to Ukraine and strengthening economic and political sanctions on Moscow.
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