Britain has loyally supported Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion last February. And the dictator will never forget or forgive you for it.
Today, many Mail readers might be worrying that, by increasing armed aid to Ukraine, Britain and Nato are escalating the risk of all-out war with Russia.
In typically Shakespearean language, the former Prime Minister called on the West to stiffen its sinews. That’s just the spirit the world needs now.
I speak as a deeply patriotic Russian. For 20 years, I worked in the Russian diplomatic service, before resigning in disgust last May as a protest against the invasion — the only Russian diplomat to have done so thus far.
I see how deluded Putin and his henchmen are, and how they remain convinced, despite everything, that the West is too weak to resist their aggression.
But the truth is that for as long as Putin remains in power, Europe will never be safe from the threat of war with Russia, its state-backed terrorism or the spectre of nuclear annihilation it represents.
This devastating armoury threatens all Nato nations, especially the U.S., which has provided more supplies to President Zelensky in Kyiv than any other ally.
Britain has loyally supported Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion last February. And the dictator will never forget or forgive you for it.
