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25-02-2025, 10:46 AM
Sign first, talk later.
The Trump administration had demanded that access as payback for already-provided aid for Ukraine's fightback against Russia, and has publicly declined to offer clear security guarantees or prospects of future aid for Kyiv in return.
But signing it is, Johnson argued, the only way to move forward. His comments came amid signs Ukraine itself is now moving closer to an agreement with the U.S.
The former British leader said: "Yes, it's extortionate looked at one way, but so was Lend-Lease in 1941, wasn't it? Americans. Absolutely stiffed us. Stiffed us."
He added: "I understand how troubling it is to think that this deal might be rapacious for your country. But I really think that we need to move through this phase, recognize what this deal really is."
Back in London, the British government faced questions about the capacity Johnson — who is no longer an elected politician — was acting in as cheerleader for the agreement.
More recently, Johnson has attacked "headless chicken-ism" among European capitals in response to Trump's push to end the war, and downplayed the U.S. president's more outlandish statements on the conflict as being designed to "shock" Europe into action.
https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-jo...rals-deal/
The Trump administration had demanded that access as payback for already-provided aid for Ukraine's fightback against Russia, and has publicly declined to offer clear security guarantees or prospects of future aid for Kyiv in return.
But signing it is, Johnson argued, the only way to move forward. His comments came amid signs Ukraine itself is now moving closer to an agreement with the U.S.
The former British leader said: "Yes, it's extortionate looked at one way, but so was Lend-Lease in 1941, wasn't it? Americans. Absolutely stiffed us. Stiffed us."
He added: "I understand how troubling it is to think that this deal might be rapacious for your country. But I really think that we need to move through this phase, recognize what this deal really is."
Back in London, the British government faced questions about the capacity Johnson — who is no longer an elected politician — was acting in as cheerleader for the agreement.
More recently, Johnson has attacked "headless chicken-ism" among European capitals in response to Trump's push to end the war, and downplayed the U.S. president's more outlandish statements on the conflict as being designed to "shock" Europe into action.
https://www.politico.eu/article/boris-jo...rals-deal/
