Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Boris Johnson for being a "true friend" to the country, while Russian politicians applauded the British Prime Minister's departure.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with the president of Ukraine.
After Johnson announced he was stepping down as the Conservative Party leader on Thursday following multiple scandals and the departure of dozens of members of his own government, the Kremlin spokesman said Johnson doesn't like them or him.
The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament said that "The clown" is leaving.
Zelensky told CNN that the British-Ukraine relationship gained a lot from Johnson's support and that the UK is on the right side of history.
The Russian Embassy in the UK made fun of Johnson by sharing a picture of a story from two weeks ago with the caption, "something must have gone wrong..."
Boris Johnson was hit by a boomerang launched by himself.
After facing a backlash for a number of scandals, including a controversy known as "Partygate" and his handling of allegations of sexual harassment by a senior lawmaker, Johnson resigned from the House of Commons on Thursday. In the days leading up to Johnson's resignation, more than 50 government officials quit. After Johnson advocated for billions of dollars in military assistance to the country and supported harsh sanctions on Russia, the Ukrainian government held him up as one of its strongest allies during the war. Johnson has been a critic of Putin. A number of recent polls show high favorability ratings for Johnson among Ukrainians, while the Mayor of Odessa, Ukraine named Johnson an "honorary citizen" of the country. Zelensky told CNN he was confident the British policy would not change.
World leaders are reacting. Many European leaders have not commented on Johnson's resignation.
The'stupid clown' has gone.
The U.K. Prime Minister resigned after the government was abolished.
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