Boris Johnson visits Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day

Mr Johnson’s visit came as Ukraine marked 31 years since its independence from Moscow’s rule

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day (Oli Scarff/PA)

Ukraine “can and will win this war” with Russia, Boris Johnson said as he visited Kyiv to mark the country’s Independence Day.

The British prime minister, making what is likely to be his last visit to Ukraine before leaving office, said the UK “will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends”.