His article was published on October 11, 2025, in the Daily Mail.How to help Ukraine now“He [Trump] knows that he cannot hope to emulate Ronald Reagan – the victor of the Cold War – if he allows the West to be beaten in Ukraine. Now is the time for all of us – the UK, Europe, NATO – to help him put pressure on Putin. Let’s immediately unfreeze that $250 billion of Russian assets and give it to Ukraine as a down payment on Putin’s reparations. It is disgraceful that cash is still largely in a Brussels bank account. Let’s give the Ukrainians the kit they need to take out the bases from which Putin is launching his evil raids, not just Tomahawks but the 1,000 German Taurus missiles that have still not been sent; and let’s give the Ukrainians permission to use the long-range weapons they already have,” Johnson writes.Regarding Putin’s shadow fleet used to sell his oil, the former British leader suggested it “will be no bad thing” to sink one of his tankers and generally halt all shipments by these vessels.“Let’s crack down on Putin’s fleet of sanctions-busting oil tankers, and if one of them should find its way to Davy Jones’s locker, that will be no bad thing. Let’s back Trump by financially penalising the countries that are still buying Russian oil and gas and enabling Putin’s slaughter.”Coalition of the Willing or Coalition of the WaitingJohnson also addressed the leaders of NATO countries that joined the Coalition of the Willing.“As for the ‘Coalition of the Willing’, the Western boots on the ground in Ukraine, let’s have that now. Under no circumstances will these troops be deployed in warfighting. They are there to provide support away from the front, in logistics and training. Since most of Ukraine is safe, there is no reason why they could not go now, if only to make this crucial point to Moscow: that it is up to Ukrainians to decide which foreign forces visit their country – and not up to Putin. This war is fundamentally about the destiny and freedom of Ukraine; and we can show Putin now that Ukraine must always be free to choose that destiny. That is why we should deploy now, without waiting for Putin to agree, or the Coalition of the Willing will be the Coalition of the Waiting,” the British ex-PM outlined.“The killing in Ukraine has gone on long enough. It is time for Putin to feel the weight of pressure that Trump can apply. It goes without saying that when he does – and I believe he will – that Nobel Prize will be nailed on,” Johnson concluded.The Coalition of the Willing was formed on March 2, 2025, in London. Its members included leaders of the U.K., Canada, and NATO member states, excluding Belgium, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and the Baltic countries. EU and NATO leaders also joined the summit.