Ukraine war: Prime Minister Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelensky

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has travelled to Kyiv, to have a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

During his visit to the Ukrainian capital city, Boris Johnson discussed the creation of new military help for the country.

Mr Zelensky welcomed Boris Johnson, describing him as his country's "great friend".

It's the Prime Minister's second visit to Ukraine since the Russia invaded the country in February.

The Prime Minister announced his visit on social media by posting a picture of himself with the Ukrainian president with the message: "Mr President, Volodymyr. It is good to be in Kyiv again."

Mr Zelensky's responded by posted a message saying: "Glad to see our country's great friend Boris Johnson in Kyiv again."

The Prime Minister had been due to appear at a conference in the Yorkshire town of Doncaster, but cancelled the visit to travel to the Ukrainian capital instead.

What plans did Boris Johnson announce in Ukraine?

The prime minister said the programme would use British expertise to rebuild Ukrainian forces and scale up their resistance

Speaking at a joint press conference with President Zelensky, Mr Johnson outlined the UK's training programme for Ukrainian troops, saying it would harness "that most powerful of forces, the Ukrainian determination to win".

Downing Street said the UK-led training scheme would have the potential to train up to 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers every 120 days and would allow them to "accelerate their deployment, rebuild their forces and scale-up their resistance".

Soldiers would learn "battle-winning skills for the front line, as well as basic medical training, cyber-security and counter explosive tactics".

The government added international partners would also be invited to host the programme.

Boris Johnson's trip comes after European leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine earlier this week.

Following their trip, the European Commission backed Ukraine's bid to join the European Union - bringing it one step closer to joining it.