He appealed not only to Britain, but also to the United States and other Western countries, as well as to countries that were still hesitant, such as India.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticized his allies for being too slow to help Ukraine and called on them to give Kyiv more weapons. He wrote this on Wednesday, September 13, in a column for the Spectator.
In particular, the politician called for providing the Ukrainians with a man-portable air defense system to destroy Russian helicopters, a Patriot air defense system to defend against air attack, and long-range artillery to destroy Russian positions – ATACMS , a long-range missile system that the United States has yet to field, and more Storm Shadow missile systems, which have proven highly effective.
He urged not to delay.
“I’ve asked it before and I’ll ask it again: What the hell are we waiting for?” – Johnson wrote.
Johnson emphasized that the Ukrainians do not need hot words, but “weapons to get the job done.”
“Why are we always so slow? How do we look these people in the eye and explain the delay? Throughout this war we’ve underestimated the Ukrainians and overestimated Putin, and we’re doing the same now,” Johnson said.
He emphasized that the entire civilized world could suffer losses in this war.
“If Putin wins – and all he has to do to claim victory is hold on to even a fraction of the territory he has seized since February 24, 2022 – the world will receive a terrible message: that democracies that promises to stand by. autocracies are not “We kept our promise. The history of Ukraine is about the Ukrainian army with the heart of a lion, which was finally betrayed by the West, whose nerves could not withstand,” the former prime minister wrote.
Western countries must help Ukraine protect critical infrastructure in winter by providing air defense systems, German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock said.
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