Ukraine “can and will win this war” with Russia, Boris Johnson said on a surprise visit to Kyiv on the country’s Independence Day, less than two weeks before he is set to step down as UK prime minister.
Aug. 24 is the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, and also marks six months since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24.
On his last visit to Ukraine before he is set to leave office on Sept. 6, Johnson said the UK “will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends.”
The prime minister said, “What happens in Ukraine matters to us all, which is why I am here today to deliver the message that the United Kingdom is with you and will be with you for the days and months ahead, and you can and will win.”…