The UKs response to Russians invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦 A thread. Some are saying the UK isn't doing enough. So I'll let you decide for yourselves. The UK has been training Ukrainian troops since 2015.
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Since early January 2022 the UK was the first to send defensive weapons to the Ukraine and troops to help train Ukrainians use the equipment.
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This tweet shows the amount of flights from the UK sending equipment to help the Ukraine from the 17th to 19th of January 2022.
And it continued through January 2022
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And continued in February 2022
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Whilst the UK was sending defensive weapon for weeks. EU countries weren’t so keen. Germany refused to send defensive weapon, sending only an insulting 5K of helmets.
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Not only that, they were blocking fellow NATO countries from doing the same.
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Ukrainian ambassador to the UK was not happy.
Latvias Deputy PM also blasts continental Europe for lack of action. Praising Britain and some other European countries that did help.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister also Blasts those buying Oil and Gas, accusing them of funding Putins war machine.
The UK was calling from Russia to be kicked out of Swift. Yet, Germany, Italy, and Hungary refused, only doing so now because of the pressure from other allies.
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Tusk wasn’t happy.
Still some EU members are reluctant to help Ukraine defend themselves.
Despite what some might say. The Ukraine has been nothing but complimentary of the UKs help and response.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
And again…
And the Ukrainian people.
Are we doing enough on the humanitarian and refugee side of things? The Ukrainian ambassador to the UK seems to think so.
On Sophy Ridge.
We’re also sending money on top of humanitarian support.
Also…
The UK is also leading the challenge from the Ukraine for Russia to be banned from Interpol.
More too follow…
From an expert from the Military perspective of the UKs response.
@DefenceSenseUK
https://t.co/5IzleLBsOX
NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg
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