"Supporting Ukraine is the best thing Boris Johnson has done": David Cameron's first visit to Kyiv
Zelenskyy congratulated Cameron on his new position and thanked him for Britain's continued support
David Cameron, the former British Prime Minister and more recently Foreign Secretary, made his first working visit to Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, Zelenskyy congratulated Cameron on his new position and thanked him for Britain's continued support.
"This is very important, especially now, when the world is paying attention not only to the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine," Zelensky said, referring to the situation in the Middle East.
Zelensky posted a short video of the meeting on social media, during which Cameron can be heard speaking: "I wanted this to be my first visit."
"With my visit, I want to say that we will continue to provide you with the moral, diplomatic, economic and above all military support that you need – not only this year and next year, but for as long as you need it," Cameron said.
The former British Prime Minister added: "I've had some disagreements with Boris Johnson, we've known each other for 40 years, but his support for Ukraine has been the best thing he and his government have done."
Zelenskyy praised the defense cooperation with Britain, which allows the Armed Forces of Ukraine to effectively defend themselves against an aggressor's attack, in particular with long-range weapons.
Zelenskyy called it a priority to strengthen Ukraine's air defense system ahead of winter to protect citizens and critical infrastructure from Russian missile attacks.
Zelenskyy and Cameron also discussed the security situation in the Black Sea and the continuation of the alternative grain corridor. Zelenskyy thanked the UK government for its active support of this route and joint efforts to introduce insurance for civilian ships passing through it.
The interlocutors agreed on positions on the implementation of joint multilateral and bilateral initiatives, in particular in the context of promoting the Ukrainian formula for peace and developing security guarantees as part of the development of the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine adopted by the G7 at the NATO Summit in Vilnius.
Particular attention was paid to Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration and the UK's support for Ukraine's movement toward NATO membership.
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