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Boris Johnson to say now not time to give up on Ukraine Ukraine war: Keep up unity amid war fatigue, says PM
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Boris Johnson visited Kyiv recently for talks with President Zelensky Rising costs are the price of freedom against Russia's aggression, Boris Johnson said
Boris Johnson will promise further financial support for Ukraine as he meets world leaders at a series of summits. Boris Johnson has said leaders must be honest about rising costs due to the Ukraine war, but said the price of Russia succeeding was "far higher".
He will urge allies to continue backing Kyiv against Moscow's "barbarism," saying now is not the time to give up on Ukraine. He said world leaders understand they must remain united with Kyiv despite fears of war fatigue.
The prime minister will pledge £429m in guarantees for World Bank lending. Allies were "making the sacrifice" over rising food and energy costs because "the price of freedom is worth paying," he said.
He will attend the G7 summit in Germany and Nato's meeting in Madrid as his leadership is being questioned. The PM is at the G7 summit as he faces pressure over his leadership at home.
Mr Johnson is due back in the UK on Thursday. After leaving Germany, Mr Johnson will head to Madrid for a Nato summit before flying home on Thursday - his first return to the UK since the Conservatives lost two by-elections.
By-election defeats in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton on Friday have led to calls for a change in leadership, with Conservative Party co-chairman Oliver Dowden quitting his post, saying it could not be "business as usual". He has rejected calls to resign, saying he is focused on the cost of living, the economy and "standing up to violence and aggression" in Ukraine.
But in an interview on Saturday with BBC's Radio 4's Today programme, the prime minister said that while he "humbly and sincerely" accepted criticism, he also had to distinguish between "criticism that really matters and criticism that doesn't". Speaking in the Bavarian Alps where the G7 summit is being held, Mr Johnson said leaders would be discussing how to keep the coalition of support together "at a time when realistically there is going to be fatigue among populations and politicians".
He said Nato and the G7 continue to be "solid" in their stand against the invasion by Russian President Vladimir Putin, but to protect that unity they must have "really, really honest discussions" about the pressures each nation is under.
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Voters were "fed up with hearing conversation about me," he said, and wanted to focus instead on the cost of living, the economy and "standing up to violence and aggression" in Ukraine. The prime minister gave the example of Germany, which is taking emergency measures after Russia cut gas supplies, saying: "They're making the effort, they're making the sacrifice. That's because they see the price of freedom is worth paying."
Ahead of the G7 summit, held in the Bavarian Alps, Mr Johnson said: "Future generations will be awed and inspired by the truly heroic Ukrainian resistance in the face of Putin's barbarism. He said the G7 and Nato were defending the principle that a free, sovereign country should not be "violently invaded and have its boundaries changed by force".
"Ukraine can win and it will win. But they need our backing to do so. Now is not the time to give up on Ukraine." "The price of backing down, of allowing President Putin to hack off parts of Ukraine, to continue with his programme of conquest - that price will be far, far higher and everyone here understands that," Mr Johnson said.
He warned that Ukrainians should not be encouraged to "settle for a bad peace" where they were "invited to give up chunks of their territory in return for a ceasefire" in the war against Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is also due to address the G7 countries - the UK, US, Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy - via videolink on Sunday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is also due to address the G7 countries - the UK, US, Canada, Japan, France, Germany and Italy - via videolink on Sunday.
Ukraine is urgently asking for more financial help due to fears it could run out of funding by the autumn without further support.Ukraine is urgently asking for more financial help due to fears it could run out of funding by the autumn without further support.
The prime minister is due to pledge £429m to Ukraine in guarantees for World Bank lending, as its fight against Russian invasion drags on.
The loan guarantees provided by the UK will take its package of economic and humanitarian support for Ukraine to £1.5bn.The loan guarantees provided by the UK will take its package of economic and humanitarian support for Ukraine to £1.5bn.
'Not the time to give up'
Ahead of the summit, Mr Johnson warned that Ukrainians should not be encouraged to "settle for a bad peace" where they were "invited to give up chunks of their territory in return for a ceasefire".
He said: "Ukraine can win and it will win. But they need our backing to do so. Now is not the time to give up on Ukraine."
Boris Johnson will also urge Western allies to increase sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies.Boris Johnson will also urge Western allies to increase sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies.
Mr Johnson said the UK, Canada, the US and Japan were banning imports of Russian gold, saying the move will "directly hit Russian oligarchs and strike at the heart of Putin's war machine".Mr Johnson said the UK, Canada, the US and Japan were banning imports of Russian gold, saying the move will "directly hit Russian oligarchs and strike at the heart of Putin's war machine".
The UK government says gold is a major Russian export, worth £12.6bn to its economy in 2021 and increasingly used by the country's oligarchs to try to avoid the impact of sanctions.The UK government says gold is a major Russian export, worth £12.6bn to its economy in 2021 and increasingly used by the country's oligarchs to try to avoid the impact of sanctions.
At the Nato summit the prime minister will also push for increased defence spending across the alliance and support Sweden and Finland's bids to join the organisation. At the Nato summit, the prime minister will also push for increased defence spending across the alliance and support Sweden and Finland's bids to join the organisation.
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