Boris Johnson issues powerful rallying cry to the West, urging nations to give ... trends now
Boris Johnson today implores the West to give Ukraine the weapons it needs to defeat Vladimir Putin now.
In an extraordinarily powerful – and emotional – rallying cry, the former PM says Kyiv can win the war this year if it gets the right equipment.
Mr Johnson says that with hundreds of tanks and other weaponry it can be 'game over' for Putin but, with Germany and others dithering, he asks: 'What the hell are we waiting for?'
Britain is the only country to commit to sending tanks to help fight the Russians but the 14 assigned so far will not make a battle-winning difference.
Pleas from Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for Germany to release up to 2,000 Leopard 2 tanks operated by Nato states have been ignored.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky address students of the State Taras Shevchenko University, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 22, 2023
Britain's armoured vehicles prepare to move at the Tapa Military Camp, in Estonia, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023
In a withering attack on Berlin's excuses and delays, Mr Johnson warned the hand-wringing was costing lives and causing economic pain everywhere.
In an apparent shot across Rishi Sunak's bows, he suggested no British tanks should be idling in this country when they could be used to liberate Ukraine.
Writing exclusively for Mail Plus, Mr Johnson said: 'What conceivable grounds can there be for delay? Why are we not giving the Ukrainians all the help they need, now, when they need it?
'The sooner we can help the Ukrainians to their inevitable victory, the sooner the whole world can begin to recover from Putin's catastrophe. That requires the West to double and treble our support.
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