WASHINGTON, The US and the UK expressed late Tuesday a strong desire to continue supporting the Ukraine in the war with Russia.
In a joint press conference with UK counterpart James Cleverly, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “The United States is determined to give Ukraine “what it needs to succeed on the battlefield.” “As this aggression has evolved, so too has our assistance to Ukraine, making sure that it has what it needs to meet the aggression head on”. “We have continuously provided what Ukraine needs and we’re doing it in a way to make sure that it’s responsive to what’s actually happening on the battlefield, as well as projecting where it might go, making sure as well that the Ukrainians are trained on the systems that were provided, that they have the ability to maintain the systems”. Blinken indicated that the fastest way to end the war is “to give Ukraine a strong hand on the battlefield”.
Blinken praised the United Kingdom for its announcement that it will provide tanks to Ukraine, saying, “We applaud the prime minister’s commitment over the weekend to send Challenger 2 tanks and additional artillery systems to Ukraine, elements that will continue to reinforce and add to what the United States has provided, including in our most recent drawdown”. UK Foreign Secretary Cleverly said, “We should remember that never in living memory has Russia been more isolated and the Atlantic Alliance more United”.
“If Putin believed that the world would succumb to Ukraine fatigue and lose the will to resist his ambitions, then that was once again, another colossal misjudgment on his part.” From the onset of this crisis, Britain and America have worked hand in glove to help our Ukrainian friends defend their homeland against Putin’s aggression,” he added.
“Almost a year after Russia’s attack against Ukraine, which broke the fundamental principles of international law, and we see them committing acts of barbarism wherever they advance.”
Source: Kuwait News Agency