Boris Johnson: Focus on Ukraine's needs, not Putin. Give Ukraine tanks
And also the courage of the Ukrainian people. We have to focus on this. Sometimes we spend too much time thinking about Russia's head Vladimir Putin, what he thinks and where he goes. Some say that [event] should not escalate the situation that we should be very careful not to provoke Putin. We were told not to provide Ukraine with NLAW anti -tank missiles, because it can provoke it.
As it is possible to provoke Putin to escalation, when he is already leading a full -scale war against the civilian population of Ukraine. We also do not have to buy Putin's game when he tries to show it as a nuclear confrontation between Russia and NATO. This is nonsense. It will not use nuclear weapons. He wants us to be afraid. He will not do this, first, because we will completely paralyze his economy, and he will lose everything.
It will turn away from the states, which Russia still lives - India, China. They will turn away from him. Do not "catch" for it, do not go to this rabbit kidney, stop. Also stop engaging in Kremlinology. This often happens in British politics, and we should neither be "political advisers" or those who come to its place. We need to focus on helping Ukraine and give Zelensky all we need to win this war. Ukraine can win and do it.
We have constantly underestimated the efficiency of the weapons we provided to Ukraine. For example, Nlaw. I could never believe they could be so effective. Himars also demonstrated extreme efficiency. We have to continue. Give Ukraine tanks. The most important thing is that we have constantly underestimated the will and ability of Ukrainians to fight and protect our country. We were mistaken at the beginning of the war, but in a few days they proved that we were absolutely wrong.