London, Thanasis Gavos
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson He said his country’s aim was to protect Ukraine, not to bring about regime change in Moscow.
Asked by British MPs for his comment President Biden that the President Putin can not stay in power, Mr. Johnson made clear that this is not the pursuit of the government’s trial.
He added, however, that he understands why American President said such a thing and added that the desire for change of government is not a scoundrel, jokingly commenting that some would like a change of government in Britain as well.
Appearing before the British Joint Parliamentary Committee, which is made up of the chairmen of the individual committees of the House of Commons, Mr Johnson said: “Our aim is simply to help, to protect the people of Ukraine against absolutely barbaric and irrational violence. That’s what we’re doing”.
He stressed that the most important thing is that whatever happens in the end be what the Ukrainians want, noting that it is up to them to decide.
Asked about President Macron’s frequent phone calls with Vladimir Putin, he commented that “simply one can not trust Putin».
He also said he doubted Putin’s sincere willingness to cooperate, even on humanitarian issues, and noted that Russia was constantly using the issue of humanitarian corridors and negotiations to regroup.
Boris Johnson also said that “we are definitely looking to accelerate our support for the Ukrainians as they defend themselves,” when asked about more military assistance. In this context, he made a reference to the possibility of sending armored vehicles to remove trapped people in cities such as Mariupol.
A Times report also says that the British Prime Minister wants to send “more lethal weapons” to Ukraine, in addition to the anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons that have already been sent. He reportedly expressed this wish at yesterday’s cabinet meeting, but did not go into details about the type of these new weapons.
Before the British MPs, Mr. Johnson also said that the G7 sanctions against Russia can not be lifted only with a ceasefire agreement. Instead, he said he was of the opinion that sanctions should be intensified “until Putin’s last soldier leaves Ukraine.”
Finally, he reiterated what he had said in a recent speech, namely that if Ukraine did not become a full member of NATO covered by Article 5 of the Alliance, NATO could provide so many weapons for the fortification of the country that they act as a deterrent to Russian aggression. “Pig needles should become so hard that they cannot be digested by Putin,” he said.
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