Britain's prime minister said Russia's recent military advances have come at a cost that could end up turning the tide of the war in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently said that Russia could soon exhaust its military resources in Ukraine and would push for more military aid of Ukrainian forces. Johnson is pictured at London Stansted Airport in London, England, on June 22, 2022.
The U.K. Ministry of Defence said in an assessment of the conflict earlier this month that Russian forces"" over Ukrainian troops and were on the cusp of taking full control of the Luhansk region. But the ministry's assessment found these gains came at a"significant resource cost" and Russia maintaining them would require a"continued huge investment of manpower and equipment.", and last week made a high-profile visit to Kyiv. He said he would argue for continued military support for Ukraine at a summit of the Group of Seven —a meeting of advanced industrial democracies—in Germany over the weekend, according to Reuters.
"In as much as the Ukrainians are in a position to start a counter-offensive, it should be supported. With equipment that they demand from us," Johnson said, according to Reuters., among other European media outlets.newspaper about how the conflict should end, Johnson said Russian forces should be expelled from areas of Ukraine they've invaded. For that to happen, he said Western powers must continue aiding Ukraine.
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