Zelensky worries about future British support

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, expressed concern that the new Prime Minister of Great Britain may reduce support for Ukraine compared to Boris Johnson.

Zelensky said this in an interview with the British TV channel TalkTV, fragments of which were quoted by The Times and AFP.

"Frankly, it worries me. We would like to have at least the same level of support… because my personal relationship with Boris has accelerated the level of British support that has been provided. The British have been leaders in this support," the head of state said.

Zelensky also expressed hope that "a great friend of Ukraine" Johnson will remain prominent in British politics.

"I want him to be somewhere in politics in a position to be someone. I don't want him to disappear, but the decision is in the hands of the British people. But I am sure that whatever position he is going to take, he is always going to be with Ukraine. It is from the heart," he noted.

Speaking about candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, Zelensky said, "I would be happy to cooperate very closely like we used to have with Boris."

"The same close relations between Great Britain and Ukraine. I know that these two candidates are very respectful, and they have the support of the people and society of Great Britain. We know about this support. We know about the positive power of these leaders," the President of Ukraine added.

He said he had already spoken to Liz Truss as foreign secretary in Johnson's government but would work with either candidate if he or she won.

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