Ukraine

Boris Johnson: We stand with Ukraine for the long term

The Prime Minister announced on Twitter that the United Kingdom's commitment to supporting Ukraine is "for the long term".

Boris Johnson said he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the UK will "continue to provide equipment to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces defend their country".

He added work is also being done to find ways to resume grain exports and "avert a global food crisis".

I told President @ZelenskyyUa this morning that we stand with Ukraine for the long-term. We'll continue to provide equipment to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces defend their country, and we're working intensively to find ways to resume grain exports & avert a global food crisis.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) May 28, 2022

Mr Zelensky said during the phone call they discussed "strengthening" defence support for Ukraine and "intensifying work on security guarantees".

As part of the regular dialogue, I had another phone conversation with @BorisJohnson. We talked about strengthening defense support for 🇺🇦, intensifying work on security guarantees, supplying fuel to Ukraine. We must work together to prevent a food crisis and unblock 🇺🇦 ports.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 28, 2022