KYIV: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid a visit to the capital of Ukraine Kyiv Saturday in a “show of solidarity” with Ukraine a day after a missile strike killed hundreds of people at a railway station in the country’s east.
Six weeks after Russian invasion, Moscow shifted focused to eastern and southern part of Ukraine after stiff resistance it ended plans to swiftly capture the capital.
Western leaders mobilized to back President Volodymyr Zelensky as details emerged of the devastating attack on Kramatorsk’s station with civilians seeking to flee a feared Russian offensive.
Johnson tweeted that Britain was “setting out a new package of financial and military aid which is a testament of our commitment to his country’s struggle against Russia’s barbaric campaign”.
As part of the solidarity campaign, a global pledging event for Ukrainian refugees raised 10.1 billion euros ($11 billion), European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in Warsaw.
As part of the solidarity campaign, a global pledging event for Ukrainian refugees raised 10.1 billion euros ($11 billion), European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in Warsaw.
With thousands killed in the fighting and more than 11 million fleeing their homes or the country, Zelensky said the Kramatorsk strike marked a fresh atrocity that required Western action.
“This is another Russian war crime for which everyone involved will be held accountable,” he said in a video message, calling for “a firm global response to this war crime”.
