Let’s finish this, pleads Zelensky
VOLODYMYR Zelensky pleaded with world leaders to help him bring the war in Ukraine to an end before winter.
In a video address to the G7 summit, the Ukrainian president urged the group of allies not to let conflict in his country “drag on” until brutal weather conditions hamper the fight.
He insisted: “If Ukraine wins, you all win”, as he called for more weapons for his country.
He said Ukraine will not back down by handing over parts of the country to Russia in return for peace. “We will only negotiate from a position of strength,” he told the gathering.
He wants extra defence systems to combat the missile bombardment suffered by Kyiv and other cities in the days before the summit.
The Ukrainian premier will also address the Nato summit, which opens tomorrow in Madrid in his push to keep up momentum for Western support.
Mr Johnson and Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau sent a video message of support to President Zelensky ahead of yesterday’s speech.
They hailed the “heroic fight” he is leading against Vladimir Putin. Mr Johnson said: “We salute your fight, we believe it’s wholly, wholly legitimate and essential for our world, we support you and we will stay the course.” Mr Johnson’s wife, Carrie, joined the partners of other G7 leaders, including France’s Brigitte Macron, to meet German athletes and environmentalists in mountains close to the Bavarian resort of Schloss Elmau.
Mr Johnson told Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez that the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands is “not in question”. The two leaders met in the margins of the G7 summit shortly after the 40th anniversary of the war over the South Atlantic islands. mmit.