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Boris Johnson names four steps that all allies should make for Ukraine to win this war

19 June, 2022 Sunday
21:38

The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that, in order for Ukraine to win, the Allies must provide it with weapons, finances, create land corridors for exports, and unblock seaports.

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He wrote about this in a column for the Sunday Times.

"First, we must ensure that Ukraine receives weapons, equipment, ammunition and training more rapidly than the invader, and build up its capacity to use our help. Before this onslaught, British instructors trained more than 22,000 Ukrainian troops, an achievement that happened over seven years. Now we need to move faster, training that sort of number in months. So the UK plans to work with our friends to prepare Ukrainian forces to defend their country, with the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days," Johnson wrote.

The second point he called the preservation of the viability of the Ukrainian state.

"President Zelensky’s government has to pay wages, run schools, deliver aid and begin reconstruction wherever possible. That will require constant funding and technical help, which we should plan to sustain for years to come. The EU has a vital role and I applaud the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania for visiting Kyiv on Thursday," Johnson said.

Third on the list, the British prime minister pointed out to be the development of alternative land routes for Ukrainian exports.

"Russia has imposed a stranglehold on Ukraine’s economy by blockading its principal export routes across the Black Sea. We need a long-term effort to develop the alternative overland routes that already exist and ensure that Ukraine’s economy continues to function," Johnson said.

Finally, he stated the need to unblock Ukrainian seaports.

"The Russian blockade of Odesa and other Ukrainian ports is preventing the export of desperately needed food for the poorest people. As I write, some 25 million tonnes of corn and wheat — the entire annual consumption of all the least developed countries — is piled up in silos across Ukraine, held hostage by Russia”.

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