Boris Johnson has argued that Russia must be forced to accept defeat, even if doing so costs a trillion dollars
Russia must understand that “it’s over,” and that Ukraine will not concede any territory for peace, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has argued. For Johnson’s goal to be achieved, however, the former PM added that Kiev will need long-range weapons, NATO membership, and half a trillion dollars.
In an op-ed published in The Spectator on Saturday, Johnson argued that Ukrainian forces still have the “ability to win,” if only the West would cave to every single one of Kiev’s demands. These include, he wrote, permission to strike deep inside Russian territory with Storm Shadow and ATACMS missiles, and immediate invitation to NATO with Article 5 security guarantees, and “half a trillion dollars… or even a trillion.”
Disregarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent warning that enabling long-range strikes would…