Ukrainian politician has said that people in Ukraine are “concerned” after Boris Johnson’s resignation as Tory leader on Thursday.
The Prime Minister’s handling of the spat over scandal-stricken former head whip deputy Chris Pincher brought Tory . commit MPs to abandon him and leave him no choice but to resign.
However, deputy leader of the Holos Side Inna Sovsun told the PA news agency: “In Ukraine, people are very concerned.
“I understand there are different reviews of Boris Johnson he himself and the people look at him very differently, but we in Ukraine now look at different western politicians from one point of view: the level of support for Ukraine.
“We don’t have the luxury of discussing anything other than that. And in that sense, Boris Johnson has, of course, been a good friend of Ukraine.
“He was really the driving force behind the support, the political support, for the country. He was very outspoken, he was always on the side of Ukraine.
“We are very concerned whether this policy of the British government will continue.”
The UK has provided Ukraine with weapons and training, and military and financial aid has been stepped up after the Russian invasion on February 24.
Mr Johnson, who last visited Kiev last month, spoke with: Volodymyr Zelensky and described the Ukrainian leader as a “hero” since he resigned as conservative leader.
Mr Zelensky is said to have thanked Mr Johnson for his “decisive action” to help Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
Meanwhile, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Mr Zelensky, tweeted his thanks to Mr Johnson, saying he had “always been at the forefront of supporting Ukraine”.
Ms Sovsun echoed those sentiments, adding that she hopes the next prime minister will continue to publicly support Ukraine.
“This is probably the most important thing we hope the next prime minister will be concerned about is that he or she understand the role the UK played as the public leader of the driving force behind Ukraine and will continue this policy,” she said. . †
“The supply of weapons is also important. Now, of course, no country in the world can match the level of weapons available in the US.
“But in terms of candor, the US has actually done less than the UK in the last four months, so I think this is what we very much hope the UK’s next prime minister will inherit and carry on.”
Ms Sovsun added that she hopes the decision on who will take over Mr Johnson “will be taken quickly”.
She said: “We are ready and willing to work with whoever that may be, and will do everything we can to work with the next Prime Minister.
“We hope that the decision will be taken quickly and that we can continue this fruitful cooperation in military and other matters.”