US President Joe Biden has been publicly pressuring House Republicans for months to pass an aid package for Ukraine. Johnson, however, leads a fractious Republican caucus that has so far rebuffed efforts to secure new funds for Ukraine.
Cameron, who has previously visited the United States to press for aid to Ukraine, painted a bleak possible outcome for Europe – one in which Ukraine would not prevail and Europe would be divided.
Although he wants kyiv to win, Cameron said “there is another future where Ukraine will be toppled and there will be applause in Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang.”
“And NATO and Europe face a future of insecurity, where they mutually question whether we are truly defending our allies.”
Two percent plea
Cameron also urged Europe to redouble its efforts to reach the 2% of GDP defense spending level – a key agenda of former Republican President Donald Trump as he once again runs for office. the White House.
“We need – especially those who are two percent short – to see their prime ministers and their presidents and push them to get these budgets,” he said.
The British Foreign Secretary, a former prime minister who was returned to government last year, also urged other NATO countries to speed up work to send weapons to Ukraine that are nearing their expiry date . “These weapons should be given to Ukraine, without cost, and decommissioned in our own countries,” he said.
Finally, Cameron called on Western allies to “put pressure” on their finance ministries to use frozen Russian assets – “whether through syndicated loans or through bonds or any other means necessary to help Ukraine.
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