Quote of the day 18th June 2022

 "Two months on from my last visit, the Ukrainian grit, determination and resilience is stronger than ever, and I know that unbreakable resolve will long outlive the vain ambitions of President Putin."


(PM Boris Johnson, speaking during his visit to Ukraine this week, during which he discussed with President Zelenskyy a proposed training scheme for the Ukrainian armed forces which the IK is proposing to help set up. 

Downing Street said the UK-led training scheme would have the potential to train up to 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers every 120 days and would allow them to "accelerate their deployment, rebuild their forces and scale-up their resistance".

Soldiers would learn "battle-winning skills for the front line, as well as basic medical training, cyber-security and counter explosive tactics".

President Zelenskyy, in a message posted on his Telegram account, said: 

"Many days of this war have proved that Great Britain's support for Ukraine is firm and resolute.

"Glad to see our country's great friend Boris Johnson in Kyiv again.")

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