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London. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that his country may have to deploy its troops to Ukraine if the United States reduces its military support for Kyiv. On Tuesday, 12 November, Johnson gave an interview to GB News, during which he warned that Ukraine’s defeat would create a new threat directly on Europe’s borders.
“If Ukraine falls, Europe will face a great threat in its east, where democracies border Russia,” he said, highlighting the possible consequences for the Baltic states and Georgia.
Johnson also emphasised the economic and strategic benefits of supporting Ukraine, arguing that it avoids much higher costs in the future. “This is a good investment of public funds. If we don’t help Ukraine now, we will have to spend much more to protect our own borders,” the politician said.
He added that in the absence of support, the UK may have to take direct military action to protect its allies from the threat of Russian aggression. “We may have to send British troops to defend Ukraine,” Johnson warned.
Commenting on the position of the new US President Donald Trump, Johnson noted that there are conflicting sentiments within the Republican Party regarding Ukraine. At the same time, he reminded that it was the Republican administration that approved the supply of Javelin anti-tank systems to Ukraine, which significantly strengthened the defence capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the beginning of the war. “Without this support, the battle for Kyiv could have had a very different outcome,” Johnson said, summing up the importance of international support for Ukraine at this critical moment.
