MADRID, Sept. 4 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has praised current British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and thanked Britain for its support for Ukraine’s cause a day before the results that will mark the end of the Conservative Party primaries are known. .

“In every meeting and conversation, Boris has a very good question: ‘What else? What else do you need?”, he explained in a statement to the ‘Sunday Times’ newspaper, adding that “not many politicians are willing” to guarantee that ” unwavering support” to kyiv.

Zelensky recalled that “it was not an easy journey” for the forthcoming ‘prime’, who “had to face many internal challenges.” “Prioritizing support for Ukraine requires great courage and determination,” he said.

“We even started addressing him, with warmth and humor, as ‘Boris Johnsoniuk,’ a surname that sounds Ukrainian if you stress the last syllable,” joked the Ukrainian president, adding that he hoped Johnson’s “legacy” would be preserved. with your successor.

Conservative Party militants concluded on Friday the voting process to choose Johnson’s successor and on Monday the names of those chosen will be known, which is disputed between the current Secretary of State, Liz Truss, or Rishi Sunak, the former head of the Treasury.

Of them, Zelensky said this Sunday that they were “good leaders” and “good friends.” “Everyone in the UK should know that every day fighting for their existence, the Ukrainian people are very grateful to their entire country.”

Following Monday’s vote to choose Johnson’s successor, the winning candidate will be formally appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, who has broken tradition by holding the meeting at her Balmoral residence instead of Buckingham Palace given the impossibility of traveling back to the UK due to health concerns. after his holiday in Scotland.

In this way, the succession process that began on July 7, when Johnson promised that he would quit being prime minister after being embroiled in all kinds of scandals, would be completed. The ‘Premier’ announced that he would continue in the position until the election of a successor or successor.