UK concerned at 'faltering' Ukraine reforms - foreign minister Johnson

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson poses for a photo at Lancaster House with fellow attendees of the Ukraine Reform Conference, Britain July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was worried Ukrainian government reforms were faltering, citing concerns over the selection of Supreme Court judges and obstacles facing anti-graft civil society groups.

Johnson made the remarks as he opened an international conference in London held to discuss the progress made in Ukraine on a reform programme which started in 2014 after a popular uprising driven partly by public anger over sleaze.