'I am not Amazon' and 'people want to see gratitude': UK minister's comments on Ukraine cause a stir
Publishing timestamp: 2023-07-13 14:36:42
Summary
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that Ukraine's allies want to see gratitude and that his country is "not Amazon" when it comes to delivering weapons. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by saying they were always grateful. Wallace's comments came after Zelenskyy expressed frustration about the lack of a timeline for Ukraine's accession to NATO. The remarks drew pushback from UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and received gratitude from Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/uk-defense-secretary-says-ukraines-allies-want-gratitude.html