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Volodymyr Zelensky hopes for political role for Boris Johnson after resignation

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Volodymyr Zelensky hopes ‘friend of Ukraine’ Boris Johnson will have political future

Volodymyr Zelensky said he does not want Boris Johnson to “disappear” from politics as he is a “big friend of Ukraine.”

“I want him to be somewhere in politics, in a position to be someone. I don’t want him to disappear, but the decision is in the hands of the British people,” the Ukrainian president said.

During his interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Zelensky added: “I am sure that whatever position he is going to take, he is always going to be with Ukraine. This is from the heart.”

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