Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘very happy’ Boris Johnson survived no confidence vote

'I am very happy about this. Boris Johnson is a true friend of Ukraine,' Mr Zelenskyy said

Boris Johnson with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv in April. Picture: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/PA

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is “very happy” that Boris Johnson is still UK Prime Minister after he survived a confidence vote on his leadership.

The Ukrainian president called Mr Johnson a “true friend of Ukraine” as he spoke over video link at an online event hosted by the Financial Times on Tuesday morning.