**Prime Minister praises Ukraine’s ‘grit, determination and resilience’ during surprise visit to Kyiv to announce new military training plan**
Boris Johnson offered Ukraine a UK-led military training programme, which he said could “change the equation of the war”, during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Friday.
Ukrainian forces would be drilled under the British scheme, which the Government said had the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days.
Mr Johnson said the programme, designed to make up for a shortage of trainers in Ukraine and informed by British Army expertise, would harness “that most powerful of forces, the Ukrainian determination to win”.
The Prime Minister said: “The UK is with you, and we will be with you until you ultimately prevail.
“As Ukrainian soldiers fire UK missiles in defence of your nation’s sovereignty, they do so also in defence of the very freedoms we take for granted.
“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,” Mr Johnson said in the Ukrainian capital.
“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,” said Volodymr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president.
“We have a shared vision of how to move towards victory because that is exactly what Ukraine needs – the victory of our state,” the Ukrainian leader added.
Such an incredible nation. The UK rocks.
I’d love to see how this is going to work, the Army is short enough of manpower as it is. I really don’t see where we’re going to find enough DS to train 2000 troops at a time to any level worth bothering with.
How many Ukrainian refugees do they plan to send to Rwanda every few months?
Or is the genius part that they’re not taking any in the first place?
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**Prime Minister praises Ukraine’s ‘grit, determination and resilience’ during surprise visit to Kyiv to announce new military training plan**
Boris Johnson offered Ukraine a UK-led military training programme, which he said could “change the equation of the war”, during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Friday.
Ukrainian forces would be drilled under the British scheme, which the Government said had the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days.
Mr Johnson said the programme, designed to make up for a shortage of trainers in Ukraine and informed by British Army expertise, would harness “that most powerful of forces, the Ukrainian determination to win”.
The Prime Minister said: “The UK is with you, and we will be with you until you ultimately prevail.
“As Ukrainian soldiers fire UK missiles in defence of your nation’s sovereignty, they do so also in defence of the very freedoms we take for granted.
“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,” Mr Johnson said in the Ukrainian capital.
“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,” said Volodymr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president.
“We have a shared vision of how to move towards victory because that is exactly what Ukraine needs – the victory of our state,” the Ukrainian leader added.
Such an incredible nation. The UK rocks.
I’d love to see how this is going to work, the Army is short enough of manpower as it is. I really don’t see where we’re going to find enough DS to train 2000 troops at a time to any level worth bothering with.
How many Ukrainian refugees do they plan to send to Rwanda every few months?
Or is the genius part that they’re not taking any in the first place?