Boris Johnson: UK may deploy troops in Ukraine if Trump cuts support – media
www.pravda.com.ua
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 23:09:24 +0200
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes that British forces could be deployed in Ukraine if US Presidentelect Donald Trump reduces military aid to Kyiv.
Source European Pravda, citing Johnsons interview with GB News Details Johnson explained that abandoning support for Ukraine would lead to far greater costs for the UK in the future.
Quote What Im saying is for people watching, thinking why are we supporting the Ukrainians Its because otherwise our collective security will be really degraded by a resurgent Russia threatening all sorts of parts of Europe. The former PM warned that such a scenario would compel the UK to send troops directly, stating, We will then have to pay to send British troops to help defend Ukraine.
Commenting on Trumps stance on Ukraine, Johnson highlighted the conflicting influences within the US Republican Party.
Quote Donald Trump has lots of different voices in his ears and theres a front of the Republican Party, quite a lot of them actually, who take the wrong line on Ukraine. Johnson criticised some Republicans for what he described as a kind of weird sort of fanboy thing about Putin.
Nevertheless, he praised Trumps support for Ukraine during his first term.
This is the same Trump who made a huge difference to the fortunes of Ukraine when he authorised the supply of the Javelin shoulderlaunched antitank weapons, Johnson noted, adding that without this support from the 45th US president, the battle for Kyiv might have been very, very different.
Background Last month, Boris Johnson stated that Trumps unpredictability might have been enough to deter Vladimir Putin from launching a fullscale invasion of Ukraine. He also expressed confidence that Trump would not abandon Ukraine if he became president.
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