It tells us more about the UK than it does about Ukraine that Volodymyr Zelensky is on his fourth British prime minister since the Russians launched their full-scale invasion of his country in 2022. But at any rate, as he comes to London for talks with Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz – a group known as the “E3” – Ukraine’s special relationship with Britain remains strong.
The 10th anniversary of Brexit, which is being covered extensively by The Independent, may remind us of the epochal disaster that marked Boris Johnson’s time at the top of British politics. But Mr Johnson should at least be given some credit for getting it right when, in 2022, he became the first Western leader to offer the then apparently doomed Ukrainians whatever support our country could provide. That commitment has been steadfast, as has been the case among virtually all of the European nations.
