Sunak urges support for Ukraine, calls on allies to help arm Kyiv to ‘finish the job’
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasized the importance of supporting Ukraine and called on the country’s allies to provide Kyiv with the necessary weapons during his speech at the UK Conservative Party conference in Manchester on Oct. 4, Sky News reports.
"I say this to our allies: If we give (Ukrainian) President (Volodymyr) Zelenskyy the tools, the Ukrainians will finish the job," Sunak said.
He noted that the United Kingdom leads the way in supporting Ukraine, followed by other major powers.
Sunak emphasized his support for Ukraine, praising former Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and current Defense Secretary Grant Shapps for their responsible work.
Earlier, Shapps said that Britain would deploy its military to Ukraine for the first time. The idea is to move the official British training program to Ukraine instead of relying on bases in the UK and other NATO member states.
After his visit to Kyiv last week, Shapps also mentioned that he had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the possible role of the Royal Navy in protecting commercial vessels from Russian attacks in the Black Sea.
The Telegraph wrote that both moves would mark a significant involvement of the United Kingdom in the defense of Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Shapps was appointed to the post of UK Defense Secretary on Aug. 31 after Wallace's resignation. Previously, he was the Energy Secretary and visited Ukraine in this capacity during the full-scale war.
On Sept. 28, he came to Ukraine as Secretary of Defense for his first visit in his new job. During the visit he also met with his newly appointed Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov.
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