Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Boris Johnson by phone, on Thursday, to express his “sadness” over the British leader’s resignation as Conservative Party leader.
“We all welcome this news with sadness. Not only me, but also all of Ukrainian society which sympathises with you a lot,” the Presidential Office quoted Zelenskyy as saying.
Moreover, Zelenskyy stressed how grateful Ukrainians were for Johnson’s support since the Russian invasion.
The British leader stepped down on Thursday, making way for a new prime minister, following an avalanche of resignations by members of his party that eroded his authority and paralyzed the British government.
Speaking to a crowd of supporters and onlookers at the lectern outside 10 Downing Street, Johnson stated: "It is clearly now the will of the Parliament Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister."
He was not emotional, nor did he apologize for the behaviour that brought the 58-year-old politician to this low point. Instead, he blamed his party for his downfall, comparing his fellow lawmakers to stampeding animals. “As we have seen at Westminster … when the herd moves, it moves. And my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable,” he said.
In recent remarks on Wednesday, Johnson noted: “I am not going to step down and the last thing this country needs, frankly, is an election."
The Prime Minister has been hit by a wave of resignations from the British government in protest at his leadership. The fast-moving stream of quits came after Finance Minister Rishi Sunak resigned Tuesday evening, indicating that the government should be run “properly, competently and seriously.”
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