Boris Johnson: Former PM meets Donald Trump to discuss Ukraine

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met erstwhile President Donald Trump to sermon the concern successful Ukraine.

The gathering took spot connected Thursday, during Mr Johnson's sojourn to the United States.

This week Mr Johnson has besides met Republican politicians successful Texas and Mr Trump's erstwhile caput of authorities Mike Pompeo to enactment up enactment for Ukraine.

Mr Trump has antecedently described Mr Johnson arsenic a person but their stances connected the Ukraine warfare differ.

Mr Johnson has been a vocal supporter, visiting Ukraine respective times and calling for the West to supply much weapons to the country.

Mr Trump, connected the different hand, has antecedently refused to perpetrate to sending subject assistance to Ukraine if helium returned to the White House and would not accidental who helium thought should triumph the war.

The US has committed $46.65bn of arms and instrumentality to Ukraine implicit the past year, making it the largest donor of subject assistance to the country, followed by the UK, which has committed $7.16bn.

The brace person met respective times before, including connected the sidelines of the 2019 G7 acme successful France.

When Mr Johnson became premier minister, Mr Trump described him arsenic "a bully man", adding: "They telephone him Britain Trump."