The UK needs to give Ukrainian troops the extra equipment they need to “defeat Putin and restore peace,” according to former prime minister Boris Johnson.
Speaking about the military assistance required to aid Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, Mr. Johnson urged Rishi Sunak to give Ukraine more tanks and jets.
He said: “We have more than 100 Typhoon jets. We have more than 100 Challenger 2 tanks. The best single use for any of these items is to deploy them now for the protection of the Ukrainians—not least because that is how we guarantee our own long-term security.”
The Tory MP went on to say that the investment would help push Mr Putin back and “make our world safer.”
“Now is the time to give them exactly what they need to finish the job,” he added.
Mr Johnson’s call reiterates comments he made during a tour of the US last week in which he called for the West to send F-35s and Typhoons to Kyiv.
The repeated call also comes in the wake of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech at Westminster Hall today.
Mr Zelensky used an address to the parliament to call for more fighter jets and said he wanted a coalition of nations to supply planes.
However, Mr Sunak continues to resist calls for fighter jets, with the PM’s spokesman saying it would take years to train pilots to fly the jets.