On March 1, Foreign Ministers of the UK and Poland Boris Johnson and Witold Waszczykowski made a joint visit to Kyiv and held talks with the top leadership of our country.
“In Kyiv on joint visit with Polish FM Waszczykowski to show Ukraine we are 100 percent behind them against Russian aggression.” With this tweet, head of British Foreign Office Johnson commented on the purpose of the visit, his second to this country. Besides, he added that Britain remained committed to defending Ukraine’s sovereignty. “We are adamant that Russia’s annexation of Crimea is illegal and we urge Russia to return it,” said Johnson.
During his stay here, Johnson managed to find time to promote British equipment. In particular, he rode a tractor produced by the British company JCB, which has a representative office in Ukraine. “British firm JCBmachines,” Johnson tweeted, “doing great work in Ukraine showcasing British expertise. I want to see UK-Ukraine trade ties grow even stronger.”
It should be recalled that The Day recently published article “What Attracts Ukrainians to Great Britain?” (https://day.kyiv.ua/en/article/topic-day/what-attracts-ukrainians-great-...), which is an attempt to figure out what our two countries have in common and in what ways Ukraine can benefit from its relations with Foggy Albion. One of the main reasons is that, having found itself outside the EU, Britain will only increase its support for our country.
For his part, head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Waszczykowski said that Poland and the UK had supported Ukraine on its pro-European path from the very beginning of the Revolution of Dignity. “I am very happy that together with Minister Boris Johnson, we can today confirm our commitment to the European choice of Ukraine, its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he stressed.
In the article “On indivisible freedom, or What do we love about Poland?” (https://day.kyiv.ua/en/ article/day-after-day/indivisible-freedom), The Day remarked that the Polish motto “For Your Freedom and Ours” was still relevant, which is a reason to hope that both countries will look to the future in building their relationship, while attempts by some political forces in Poland to bring the recent history back to politics will become a thing of the past.
