Boris Johnson said Ukraine “can and will” win the war during a surprise visit to Kyiv to mark the country’s Independence Day writes huffingtonpost.co.uk.

Ukraine is celebrating 31 years since it declared independence from the Soviet Union. It is also six months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started.

The British prime minister shared a photograph of himself alongside president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Tweeted: “What happens in Ukraine matters to us all. That is why I am in Kyiv today. That is why the UK will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends. I believe Ukraine can and will win this war.”

The visit will likely be his last to Ukraine before leaving office on September 6, the day after either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak wins the Tory leadership contest.

Johnson also announced another package of support, including unmanned surveillance and missile systems for the armed forces of Ukraine. The £54 million package of 2,000 state-of-the-art drones and loitering munitions will enable Ukraine to better track and target invading Russian forces. As part of the visit, his third to the city since the invasion, the PM also called on the international community to stay the course in Ukraine.