Why Ukrainians like me still love Boris Johnson
From our UK edition
When Boris Johnson and Ukraine's president Zelensky walked through the streets of our capital in April, they came across a man. Astonished and emotional, he begged Zelensky: 'Please tell Boris that we will be grateful for the rest of our lives. Britain saved us. God, I'm so happy…My children and grandchildren will remember this forever. This memory will live through the centuries.' These words sum up how many Ukrainians feel. For all his troubles at home, Boris Johnson remains more popular in Ukraine than many of our own politicians, with the possible exception of Zelensky himself. During the first day of the war, shocked and bound by fear in the face of the Russian onslaught, Ukrainians waited for the world to respond. But nothing happened.
