British prime minister pays a second surprise visit to Kyiv.

Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, on Friday paid a second, surprise, visit to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, offering a training program for the country’s military in a fresh show of support for Ukraine’s government just a day after key European leaders made a similar trip.

During the visit, Mr. Johnson promised a new package of help with the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days, Downing Street said.

Britain has already provided extensive military support to Ukraine. On Friday, Mr. Johnson said that, “as Ukrainian soldiers fire U.K. missiles in defense of your nation’s sovereignty, they do so also in defense of the very freedoms we take for granted.”

“That is why I have offered President Zelensky a major new military training program that could change the equation of this war — harnessing that most powerful of forces, the Ukrainian determination to win,” Mr. Johnson added. Read more

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