Ukraine has shown it is “capable of carrying the fight to the enemy” and the UK should be prepared to give Kyiv its “full support” as the invasion of Kursk continues, a former defence secretary has said.
Lord John Hutton, a Labour peer, said Ukraine’s attacks were a “legitimate operation” and “largely defensive”.
“I think we should be prepared to give it our full support because it is necessary for the defence of Ukraine,” he told Sky News.
Asked what he thought Volodymyr Zelenskyy aim was with the offensive, Lord Hutton said it was “essentially a political mission to put pressure on Putin”.
“He’s demonstrated that Ukrainian armed forces are still in the fight, and they’re capable of carrying the fight to the enemy, and I think it’s delivered a much needed morale boost to the Ukrainian people themselves, who’ve been on the defensive for a long period of time,” he said
“I hope that the mission achieves the long term purpose of getting closer to a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine,” Lord Hutton added.
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