Ukraine should get as many Western weapons as possible. This was stated by the head of the British Foreign Office, James Cleverley, during his visit to the United States in response to a question about the supply of modern fighter jets and long-range weapons to Ukraine.. Video broadcast of the briefing with Cleverley and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken published on the Voice of America website.

Cleverly noted that the best option would be an early victory for Ukraine in the war, and for this it is necessary to provide "

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“My answer is this: if we put things off for a rainy day, then it’s already a rainy day,” said the British Foreign Secretary.. “And when a UN Security Council permanent representative invades his neighbor, it is so important to our security system that we must respond strongly,” Cleverley said..

The head of the British Foreign Office warned the West against slowing down the pace of support for Kyiv, which will play into the hands of Russia. He also called on the allies not to expect too much from the future Ukrainian counter-offensive and to help Ukraine more..

“They (APU, Ukrainians – ed.. ) have shown that they are very, very effective defenders of their country, but we must recognize that there may not be a simple, quick, decisive breakthrough, Cleverly said at the Atlantic Council. – I hope and expect that they will do very, very well, because if I saw Ukrainians, they exceeded expectations. But we must be realistic. This is the real world; this is not a Hollywood movie,” he said..

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Recall, Cleverly also said that Britain is not against if China contributes to the restoration of Ukraine's sovereignty, but added that such assistance from China can only be accepted under certain conditions, in particular, that the world should be on Ukraine's terms..

At a joint briefing with Cleverly, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stressed that Ukraine has everything necessary to carry out the operation to return the territories.