Boris Johnson salutes Ukraine’s ‘finest hour’

Boris Johnson has saluted the resistance of Ukrainians in the face of the brutal Russian invasion, telling them it is their country’s “finest hour” in an address to the parliament in Kyiv. In a speech by video link to the Verkhovna Rada he echoed the words of Winston Churchill as he sets out a new £300 million package of support for the Ukrainian military. Downing Street said it will include electronic warfare equipment, a counter battery radar system, GPS jamming equipment and thousands of night vision devices, as Russia’s offensive in the Donbas region continues. It follows Mr Johnson’s unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital last month, in a show of support and solidarity with president Volodymyr Zelensky. “When my country faced the threat of invasion during the Second World War, our Parliament, like yours, continued to meet throughout the conflict, and the British people showed such unity and resolve that we remember our time of greatest peril as our finest hour,” Mr Johnson is expected to say. “This is Ukraine’s finest hour, an epic chapter in your national story that will be remembered and recounted for generations to come. “Your children and grandchildren will say that Ukrainians taught the world that the brute force of an aggressor counts for nothing against the moral force of a people determined to be free.” Twitter 🔸   / talktv   Facebook 🔸   / talkradiouk   TikTok 🔸   / talktv   Instagram 🔸   / talktv   Piers Morgan 🔸    / @piersmorganuncensored   #TalkTV #TalkRadio