Britain’s leading role in providing weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion will endure, whoever replaces Boris Johnson as prime minister, the country’s ambassador to Nato has said, amid concerns in Kyiv that a successor could fail to match his focus on the war.
Johnson’s enthusiastic support for Ukraine was one of the central features of his premiership this year, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had heard news of the prime minister’s decision to step down with “sadness”.
“We have played a very significant, leading role in Ukraine. We will continue doing so,” said David Quarrey, the UK’s permanent representative to Nato.