Boris Johnson has said that if Donald Trump cuts funding for Ukraine, Britain will send troops.
This comes as Johnson stated that the choice to spend billions on Ukraine was an “investment” against future expansionism by Russia and China – and could prevent the UK having to send ground troops.
“If Ukraine goes down, then we face an even bigger threat on our borders, the borders of the European continent wherever the democracies butt up against Russia,” he said.
“So, it’ll be the Baltic states. It’ll be in Georgia. You’ll see the impact of a Ukrainian defeat in the Pacific theatre. You’ll see it in the South China Sea.
“What I’m saying is for people watching, thinking ‘why are we supporting the Ukrainians?’
“It’s because otherwise our collective security will be really degraded by a resurgent Russia threatening all sorts of parts of Europe, and we will then have to pay to send British troops to help defend Ukraine”, explained Boris.
He mused that Trump seems to have an ambivalent attitude towards the conflict between Russia and Ukraine – on the one hand, he is faithful in his friendship to Putin, on the other hand, Trump’s authorisation of the supply of the Javelin shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons significantly boosted Ukraine’s chances.
Boris Johnson also praised Trump’s economic savvy and firmness on the subject of illegal immigrants, even going so far as to say that the UK ought to take example, pointing out a double standard between the regulations applied and followed by legal immigrants and the leeways given to illegal immigrants.
Many have pointed out that Boris Johnson’s commentary as a former PM should be taken with scepticism. Let’s see if further dialogue will follow.
