'Less of the blathering buffoon' Piers Morgan praises Boris Johnson ahead of Ukraine trip

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Piers Morgan, 57, praised the Prime Minister’s latest response to the war in Ukraine, which saw him fly to the country to meet president Volodymyr Zelensky.The broadcaster branded Boris Johnson’s leadership throughout the conflict “increasingly impressive” in a Twitter post shared with his 7.9 million followers.He wrote on Friday: “I’ve been very critical of @BorisJohnson since he became UK Prime Minister, for fully justified reasons.“But I will say this: his leadership during the Ukraine crisis has been increasingly impressive.“We need more of this serious & focused Boris - less of the blathering buffoon.”The tweet came ahead of the Prime Minister’s meeting with Mr Zelensky, in which he and other world leaders discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The pair could be seen in a photograph shared by the Embassy of Ukraine to the UK.In the image, both men sat across from one another in a room adorned with their respective flags.Details of the visit had not been shared publicly prior to the release of the image.The picture, shared on Twitter, was captioned with the word "surprise" alongside a winking emoji.The photo was also shared on Facebook by presidential aide Andrii Sybiha.He captioned it: "Boris Johnson's visit in Kyiv began just now with a tete-a-tete meeting with President Zelensky."Mr Sybiha described Mr Johnson as "the leader of the anti-war coalition.The leader of sanctions on the Russian aggressor."Mr Johnson also spoke out on the briefing, branding Ukraine’s efforts against the Russian invasion “the greatest feat of arms of the 21st century”.The Prime Minister said: “It is a privilege to be able to travel to Ukraine and meet President Zelenskyy in person in Kyiv today.“Ukraine has defied the odds and pushed back.