President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Great Britain. Boris Johnsonwho thanked for the support, which he considers “unwavering” in the midst of the war with Russia.
Both touched on the latest developments recorded as part of the Russian invasion of the territory, as well as spoke about the food crisis from which the world is suffering, and about security guarantees for Ukraine.
“I appreciate the constant help United Kingdom a Ukraine and the recent decision to offer 1,000 million pounds (1,100 million euros) in security assistance, as well as the 100 million pounds (about 116 million euros) assistance announced today,” he added.
The conversation comes at a new moment of tension for Johnson, who is facing much criticism for appointing Chris Pincher as deputy spokesman for the Tory parliamentary group despite allegedly knowing about the complaints and allegations against him. “Two men at a private party in London.
For its part, the British Government indicated that Johnson had informed Zelensky negotiations held during the G7-NATO summit last week.
The ministry said in a statement that Zelenskiy had reacted to the Russian offensive and confirmed that new artillery systems and ammunition would be sent to the country in the coming weeks.
Thus, Johnson said that “the world supports Ukraine” and emphasized that the Ukrainian army has the opportunity to “reclaim the territory that is now under the control of the forces of (Vladimir) Putin.”
Regarding grain exports, both stressed the importance of getting it out of the country “as soon as possible,” which Johnson promised to work on with his partners.
CRITICISM OF THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY
Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin warned on Tuesday that the use of British weapons by Ukrainian forces would make London complicit in possible war crimes in a Russian invasion of the neighboring country ordered by Putin in late February.
The Russian diplomat lamented that the official position United Kingdom There is a bet on the victory of Ukraine “apparently at any cost,” he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel, TASS reports.
London’s shipment of arms to Kyiv would “undoubtedly” involve the UK in possible “war crimes” Ukrainian forces could commit, Kelin said, and urged the British authorities to come to terms with this as soon as possible.
(As reported by Europe Press)
Source: RPP
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