British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will ask Western Allies to supply Ukraine with warplanes and other heavy weapons, according to a UK Foreign Ministry press release published on Tuesday.
In a foreign policy speech she is due to give at Madison House in London on Thursday, Truss will argue for the need to “double down” support for Ukraine’s armed forces.
“We cannot be complacent – Ukraine’s fate hangs in the balance,” Truss said, according to the statement.
“And let’s be clear – if Putin succeeds, there will be more untold misery across Europe and dire consequences across the world. We would never feel safe again. Therefore, we must be prepared for the long term and double our support for Ukraine.”
“Heavy weapons, tanks, planes – digging deep into our stockpiles, ramping up production. We need to do all this,” she is expected to say.
The global security architecture “that was designed to ensure peace and prosperity has failed in Ukraine” and a “new approach” is needed, Truss will say.
This comes at a time when NATO countries are increasing their military support for Ukraine. In a major political twist on Tuesday, Germany announced that it will supply Ukraine with anti-aircraft tanks.
Canada and the UK also announced that they would supply more heavy weapons on Tuesday.
Source: CNN Brasil
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