The joint plea comes as U.S. Republicans proceed to carry out on a recent funding settlement for the war-torn nation, and as European capitals mull their choices to constrain Moscow amid indicators of fatigue two years on.
“This battle is the largest check of our technology,” the pair write. “A completely unprovoked invasion. A blatant menace to our collective safety. The clearest instance of 1 nation attempting to extinguish the independence of one other.
“Different adversaries are watching how we reply. Will we stand with Ukraine? Will we stand as much as Putin’s bare aggression? The implications of failure is not going to simply be felt in Ukraine — they are going to remake the world as we all know it.”
Cameron, a former British prime minister-turned-foreign-secretary, received quick shrift earlier this month when he traveled to Washington to attempt to drum up help for Ukraine. U.S. Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene, an ally of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, instructed the U.Ok.’s high diplomat to “kiss my ass.”
However Cameron and Sikorski, who serves as international affairs point-man in Donald Tusk’s administration, quote 1996 American comedy movie Jerry Maguire as they urge the U.S. and allies to “present me the cash.”
“Britain and the EU have dedicated extra funding to Ukraine, and we consider it’s within the curiosity of America — and all of our allies — to do the identical,” they write.