Ukraine has repeatedly asked buy weapons from Britain for seven years, but three times in a row he was denied prime ministers reportedly.
former defense secretary Michael Fallon blamed successive governments of unwillingness support Kyiv in in aftermath of Annexation of Vladimir Putin of Crimea in 2014.
When serving under former prime minister David Cameron, Mr. Fallon said he was told to turn down Requests for help in modernization of the defense capability of Ukraine contrary to the Ministry of Defense, wanting to ‘make more”.
“We were stumped and we were blocked in government from sending Ukrainians the weapons they need,” Fallon told reporters. Sunday Times.
“Some in the office felt very strongly that we should do nothing to further provoke Russia.
“I felt it was absurd. Russians don’t need any provocation. They were already there, sending people over the border.”
Former defense secretary Michael Fallon blamed the UK of unwillingness support Kyiv
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Liam Fox, one more defense secretary under Mr Cameron and who said out against in failure arm Ukraine as a rear deputy in 2015, said: “It was very clear which [Putin’s] sample of behavior was, and it was very clear that Ukraine will next.
“Did not have logic anything in saying, “Well, we can’t give Ukrainians ability defend in case of provoking Putin.
The revelations came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Boris Johnson. for currently participant training of his military on UK soil.
Mr. Johnson spoke with Mr. Zelensky on Saturday afternoon for en update on Kyiv conflict with Russia.
Spokesperson No. 10 said: “President Zelensky thanked prime minister for workout of Ukrainian military personnel currently taking place in United Kingdom.”
Boris Johnson with the president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky earlier in April
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At a press conference in Kyiv on On Saturday, Zelensky said he was “satisfied” with level of military supporting from UK.
He told reporters: “We want more than they give us, but we are satisfied.
“We cannot refuse or reject anything during a war of the greatest military aid that comes from the United States and the United Kingdom.
“There are many other friends in Europe, but I’m talking about volumes of help and I’m grateful for This is.”
Russia stepped up the fighting in in the east, as several civilians were killed on Saturday in Mariupol and Kharkiv remain civilian and Ukrainian military for now in Mariupol hold out against shelling on Metallurgical plant “Azovtal”.
BUT government the spokesman said the UK was at the forefront of in international response to Mr Putin’s wordsspecial military operation” and provided “an unprecedented financial, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine.
