Starmer backs Zelensky after Trump criticism
Starmer backs Zelensky after Trump criticism
The prime minister spoke to Zelensky on the phone and expressed support for "Ukraine's democratically elected leader".
Real "You and What Army?" moment. The UK is in absolutely no position to backstop Ukraine in a US exit. This is just another one of Starmer's hollow platitudes.
We're certainly not in a position to fight Russia alone, but that's not the plan. It wasn't that long ago that we sent 45,000 troops to Iraq on the basis of a pack of lies, so I think we're capable of sending a meaningful force to this
It wasn’t that long ago that we sent 45,000 troops to Iraq on the basis of a pack of lies
It was over twenty years ago. And it's a big reason why England's military readiness has degraded so significantly since. Both the capacity for defense and the faith in the armed forces were degraded through participation in that horrifying farce.
I think we’re capable of sending a meaningful force to this
Starmer isn't the kind of guy who is willing to take that kind of gamble. He'll make a bunch of empty promises then reneg. Assuming he's even still PM in another six months.