The United States stopped them from waging war with Russia, an ex-Ukrainian official says in an interview.
Heavy Fighting Reported Around Key Eastern Village That Ukraine Says It Has Liberated. (PHOTO: RFE/RL)
An ex-Ukrainian Official Says the US Turned Down Their Offer to Help the UK
According to UAWire, Lana Zerkal, who used to be the deputy foreign minister of Ukraine, told talk show host Natalya Moseychuk that the UK was ready to join the fight against Russia, but the US stopped them. Zerkal said that some people in the UK Parliament (the House of Lords) were ready to join, but the policies of the Biden administration stopped them.
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The British back Ukraine, but there are still doubts about US support.
In the UK, people care a lot about Ukraine’s fight against Russia. People in the UK get excited when they hear that Ukrainians have British gear, and they give money to help Ukraine. But a piece in the Sunday Times by Dominic Lawson makes the case that the US might not fully support Ukraine winning. There is still some doubt about how much the US is willing to help Ukraine, even though President Joe Biden met with Congress on January 17 to talk about it.
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