Zelensky is convinced the UK’s support policy won’t change after Johnson’s resignation

President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that Great Britain supports Ukraine, and this policy will not change after Boris Johnson resigns from the post of Prime Minister.

He stated this in an interview with CNN.

"What Johnson did for Ukraine was very helpful. I consider him a friend of Ukraine. I also believe that European society supported Ukraine as much as possible. Therefore, it seems to me that the United Kingdom is generally on the side of good, and it is on the side of Ukraine. It seems to me that the policy of the United Kingdom will not change due to the resignation of Boris Johnson," said Zelensky.

The President emphasized that thanks to Johnson's deep understanding of various processes, all bureaucratic procedures for aid to Ukraine were completed quickly, and the help also arrived quickly.

The head of state hopes that after the election of a new prime minister in Britain, support for Ukraine, especially the military one, will not slow down either.

As reported, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on July 7 that he has decided to resign from the positions of Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. According to Johnson, he will leave the post of prime minister after the election of a new leader of the Conservative Party.

A top White House aide ahead of Johnson's expected resignation commented that this event would not affect the steady supply of weapons and other aid into Ukraine. 

"Every leader at NATO and every leader at the G7 said they were going to continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes," National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said in an interview on Fox News. 

Kirby, who made the comments, also said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "understands that he has that international support, regardless of what government is in power in any one of those countries."

Popular in Ukraine, Johnson gained the admiration of the country and its leaders for strongly pushing weapons transfers to Ukraine and applying severe sanctions on russia shortly after russia's invasion began on February 24. 

Johnson also became the first leader of a G7 country to visit Kyiv in April, returning in June. In addition, he had repeatedly criticized putin in the lead-up to the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. 

In his speech on Thursday, Johnson promised Ukrainians that military support would continue under his successor, pledging that the United Kingdom would "continue to back your fight for freedom for as long as it takes."

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