UK PM Johnson to Zelenskiy: Ukraine can retake territory from Russia

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Updated: Jul 5, 2022, 12:37 UTC

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a call on Tuesday he believed Ukraine's military could retake territory recently captured by Russian forces, a spokeswoman for Johnson's office said.

British PM Johnson and Ukraine's President Zelenskiy visit an exhibition of destroyed Russian military vehicles and weaponry in Kyiv

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a call on Tuesday he believed Ukraine’s military could retake territory recently captured by Russian forces, a spokeswoman for Johnson’s office said.

Johnson also updated Zelenskiy on the latest British military equipment, including 10 self-propelled artillery systems and loitering munitions, which would be arriving in the coming days and weeks, the spokeswoman said.

(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Kate Holton)

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