Sun 18 Aug, 2024
Just now:
Britain’s leadership in efforts to aid Ukraine has “unfortunately slowed down,” according to Volodymyr Zelensky.
On Saturday, Mr Zelensky appealed to Western leaders to allow Ukraine to use long-range, Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russian territory. This request has been rebuffed in recent months by both Sir Keir Starmer and the US, to avoid escalating the conflict.
The Ukrainian leader acknowledged that Britain’s leadership, both politically and militarily, had “saved thousands of lives” since the war began. However, he said this leadership has since slowed.
Mr Zelensky said that it is “crucial” for Ukraine’s allies to “remove barriers that hinder us from weakening Russian positions in the way this war demands.”
He added: “Long-range capabilities are the answer to the most critical strategic questions of this war.”
Zelensky: Ukraine’s allies must ‘remove barriers’ to weakening Russian positions
Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський
We are doing everything possible to provide our warriors with the necessary weapons and reinforcements. It is crucial that our partners remove barriers that hinder us from weakening Russian positions in the way this war demands. Long-range capabilities are the answer to the most critical strategic questions of this war.
The bravery of our soldiers and the resilience of our combat brigades compensate for the lack of essential decisions from our partners. We could decisively deprive the occupiers of any ability to advance and cause destruction if our long-range capabilities were sufficient.
We will intensify our diplomatic efforts, insisting on bold actions and decisions that genuinely change the course of this war—leading to a just peace and a true end that we all need. We need all partners who can truly help to step up. These are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and others.
Throughout this war, we’ve seen the UK demonstrate true leadership—in arms, politics, and support for Ukrainian society. This has saved thousands of lives, reflecting the strength of the UK. Unfortunately, the situation has slowed down recently. We will discuss how to fix this because long-range capabilities are vital for us. The whole world sees how effective Ukrainians are—how our entire nation defends its independence.
Where is Macron? A few months back he was full of it, and now he’s disappeared off the face of the earth.
Unfortunately, he is a flash in the pan. His early election campaign was a political disaster, and thus he did a snail number by withdrawing into his little snail house. No pun intended here.
In general, the Europeans still haven’t comprehended the importance of having mafia land lose this war. Although they all agree that none are capable to fight the next war in Europe, they are not doing what’s necessary to get rid of the last remaining danger on this continent. Perhaps they are still willing to fight mafia land? If Ukraine loses, they will have to deal with mafia land AND Ukraine. This means game over for many democracies and their freedom. A new world order will dawn, and it won’t be a bed of roses.
This is what happens when you have dreadfully half-witted leaders during a time of crisis.
Our leaders should take some mathematics courses. When you minus tanks, missiles and planes it is a de-escalation, not an escalation.