Give Ukraine tanks now and we can end this economic pain and boot the Russians out, Boris Johnson declares
The ex-Prime Minister – something of a hero in Ukraine due to his early support for Kyiv in the war – has asked what countries are doing with their armour given they are not at war.
That would stop the global economic pain wreaked by the invasion and send a message around the world that regimes cannot just take territory by force, he said. The gesture is thought to be a ploy to convince other nations to send tanks, including Germany and its Leopard 2s, which are in service both there and across European nations that could be sent to Kyiv's military.Boris Johnson hopes tanks will speed up Ukraine's victory, with the war devastating areas like Bucha and Soledar.Germany is expected to make a decision on whether they can be sent into the war - crewed by Ukrainians - in the coming days.
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