BORIS Johnson urged Britain to put troops into Ukraine now – with or without a ceasefire.
He said only Ukraine had the right to decide which troops are welcome on its soil – not Moscow.
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PAJohnson’s words follow President Donald Trump telling Nato states to ‘shoot down’ Russian planes that violate allied airspace[/caption]
Britain and France have rallied allies in a coalition of the willing to deploy a “reassurance force” in the event of a ceasefire with Russia.
BoJo demanded: “If they are really willing, why don’t we send them there now?
“Ukrainians must decide which foreign troops come to their soil.”
He urged allies to anbolish restrictions on what weapons they give Ukraine.
Speaking at the opening of the Indomitable Ukraine exhibition in London he blasted Germany for not giving Kyiv its Taurus stealth cruise missiles.
And he attacked the Labour government for buying Russian uranium.
He said: “Why aren’t we sending them the Taurus missile?
“Why are we still buying Uranium from Russia?
“Why is there 300 billion of Putin’s frozen assets in Brussels and one of the foreign ministers in the world seem to be able touch unlock it?”
When a heckler demanded “why didn’t you do it” Boris blamed being ousted from office.
He insisted: “There is no excuse for our counting vacillation.”
It comes after US President Donald Trump told Nato countries to “shoot down” Russian aircraft if they breach European airspace.
The President urged Nato member states not to hesitate in the face of Russian incursions.
The tough words follow a dramatic incursion into Estonian airspace by two Russian MiG-31 fighters.
Both jets brushed off warnings from Italian F-35s scrambled to intercept them from Amari Air Base on Friday.
It marked the fourth incursion this year and sparked calls for urgent Nato talks.
President Trump was asked if he would back Nato states with America’s military might if they shot down Russian aircraft like he suggested.
Trump was noncommittal, saying: “That depends on the circumstance.”
At the a press conference on Tuesday the US President also said he planned to ask the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to stop buying Russian Oil.
PABoris said troops should be deployed ‘with or without a ceasfire’[/caption]