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. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
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. news.sky.com/story/russia-i…
This tweet shows the amount of flights from the UK sending equipment to help the Ukraine from the 17th to 19th of January 2022.
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. cnbc.com/2022/01/27/ger…
Not only that, they were blocking fellow NATO countries from doing the same. wsj.com/articles/germa…
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. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
The UKs response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦 A thread. (Part 2 - 1 month on)
This thread is a continuation of the Below thread (part 1) on the UKs response to helping Ukraine fight back from the Russian invasion.
Communication between Boris Johnson and President Zelenskyy has been constant throughout the conflict.
Nothing highlights this more than when Boris Johnson received a call (only him) from Volodymyr Zelensky, alerting him of the attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. welt.de/politik/auslan…