Commentary
Boris Johnson flew to Kyiv on Friday, June 17, to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, to demonstrate the UK’s ongoing support in its war with Russia. Specifically, he offered to re-establish a military training program, which first began in 2015.
But he was also returning a favor for Zelenkyy’s backing during attempts by Conservative MPs to remove him from office over the “Partygate” scandal.
The president sent a message supporting Johnson prior to his vote of no-confidence in the UK Parliament. Afterwards, Zelenskyy said, “I’m glad we haven’t lost an important ally, this is great news.”…