Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day

Boris Johnson Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Kyiv, on Aug. 24, 2022. PA Media/Ukrainian Presidential Press Office
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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.