To win the war with Russia, Ukraine needs long-range missiles and artillery systems to destroy enemy headquarters and depots more than 70 km from the front line. And also the Ukrainian army needs armored vehicles to liberate and hold territories.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this during a discussion at the Atlantic Council.. He noted that he was not an expert in military affairs and drew his conclusions based on conversations with the Ukrainian side, in particular, with President Volodymyr Zelensky..

" I heard western planes are too complicated. And the Ukrainians allegedly will not be able to use them. But I think that argument is a bit farfetched,” Johnson said..

At the same time, he recalled that during the Second World War, Polish pilots who flew Spitfire aircraft served in the British Air Force..

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“The Poles shot down seven enemy planes, losing their one. This is a very good result..

And it took quite a bit of time to teach the Polish pilots. Therefore, this argument still seems unacceptable to me today, ”Johnson explained..

Also during a discussion at the Atlantic Council, the former British prime minister emphasized that Russia's war against Ukraine destroyed all arguments against Ukraine's entry into NATO.. In his opinion, the West was constantly afraid of provoking Putin, but that is exactly what he did when he denied Kyiv membership..