Boris Johnson heads UK summit on Ukraine amid fears of Russian clash

Foreign secretary: Boris Johnson hosted a British summit on the Ukraine
Jeremy Selwyn
Kate Proctor6 July 2017
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Britain was today hosting a summit on Ukraine amid fears of intensified clashes between government troops and Russian-backed separatists.

The talks in London, led by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Ukranian prime minister Volodymyr Groysman, were attended by 30 foreign ministers and focused on anti-corruption and democratic reforms.

It comes after Theresa May met Mr Groysman in Downing Street yesterday afternoon to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to the country and condemn the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia.

Fighting in the country’s east spikes in summer and last month 23 Ukranian soldiers were killed and more than 100 injured.

Mr Johnson said: “Delivering Ukraine’s ambitious reform agenda is not just good for Ukraine but for the whole of Europe.

“We are at the forefront of work to support Ukraine, including helping to establish the National Anti-Corruption Bureau in

Kyiv and deploying a British military training mission to strengthen Ukraine’s armed forces.”

The country is still reeling from last week’s devastating cyberattack. Ukrainians are convinced the virus NotPetya, which soon spread worldwide, originated in Russia.

A Ukrainian government official estimates that one in 10 personal computers at firms and government offices in the country may have been compromised in the cyberattack on June 27.

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