Boris Johnson has urged the UK government to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles to end the war with Russia.
Boris Johnson wants Ukraine to be given long-range missiles
The former Prime Minister has called for greater Western assistance for the war-torn nation and believes that longer-range weaponry could end Russian efforts to invade.
Speaking in the House of Commons during defence questions, Johnson - who left Downing Street earlier this year - asked Defence Secretary Ben Wallace: "The House will know that supplies of British, American and other Western equipment have been absolutely vital in helping our Ukrainian friends to protect themselves against continuing and merciless Russian attacks, and I thank him and the Government for all they have done and continue to do.
"Does he agree with me that we and our allies must help our Ukrainian friends not just to take out the drones and missiles, and that means supplying them with anti-aircraft systems and fixed-wing aircraft to help shoot them down but also to take out the launch sites of those missiles and drones by supplying the Ukrainians with the use of longer-range missile systems such as ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) because that is the way truly to protect our Ukrainian friends and to bring the war to an end as soon as possible?"
Johnson forged a close relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his time in Downing Street and Wallace thanked the former PM for his efforts while confirming that he constantly reviews the weapons that the UK is providing.
He said: “Without my right honourable friend’s support to me and Ukraine, none of this would have been possible and I want to place on record my great appreciation for his support through that process.
"I constantly review the weapon systems we could provide. I hear his call on ATACMS from the United States.
“We, too, have in our armoury potential weapon systems that are longer and, should the Russians continue to target civilian areas and try and break those Geneva Conventions, then I will be open-minded to seeing what we do next."
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