Boris Johnson to hail Ukraine’s ‘finest hour’ in address to Kyiv parliament

PM to be first world leader to address parliament since war began, as his chancellor faces questions over Infosys

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Boris Johnson will hail Ukraine's resistance against tyranny as an exemplar for the world as he delivers a virtual address to the country's parliament on Tuesday.

Recalling Britain's resolve during the second world war, the UK prime minister will say that we remember our time of greatest peril as our finest hour". He will say the bravery demonstrated by those who have sought to defend their country from Russian invaders means the war will come to be known as Ukraine's finest hour", too.