Putin attacked Ukraine with evidence West not taking defense very seriously: Johnson

31 January 2023, 11:29 | Ukraine 
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes that the war in Ukraine began because the West was not brave enough and consistent enough to bring our country into NATO.. Otherwise, "

" We have been telling Ukrainians for years that we have an " “And all this time we have made it clear to Moscow that Ukraine will never join the alliance – because so many NATO members will use their veto power themselves.”.

The result was the biggest war in Europe in 80 years, during which, Johnson continues, "

" He always knew it was unlikely. He attacked Ukraine because he believed - and had abundant evidence of this - that we were not very serious about protecting Ukraine,"

Today, support for Ukrainian membership in NATO is very high.. Johnson recalled that 83% of Ukrainians are in favor of such a step.

" It is not NATO that could teach Ukrainians how to fight a war - in fact, there is much that they could teach us,"

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Recall, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger believes that after a full-scale Russian invasion, the idea of \u200b\u200bmaintaining Ukraine's neutrality has lost its meaning.. Therefore, our state should receive guarantees from NATO regarding membership in the bloc, he is sure.

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