Kiev
A cake and paintings in his likeness, a song to pay tribute, even streets named after him. In Ukraine, the passion for Boris Johnson knows no bounds, despite his planned departure from power. 1:eh In July, the future former Prime Minister of Great Britain became an honorary citizen of the city of Odessa. The small village of Fontanka on the Black Sea even decided to rename a street in his honor. Before that, it was named after the famous Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky.
“The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is one of the strongest opponents of the Russian invasion, the leader of sanctions against Russia and support for the defense of Ukraine.“, the city council explained, quoted by the British media. This decision was taken after Boris Johnson’s visit to Ukraine on April 9, the first visit by a G7 leader to Ukraine since the start of the war on February 24. Boris Johnson returned in mid-June with new…
Source: Le Figaro
