“Giving the Ukrainians the tools they need to finish the job is the swiftest — indeed the only — path to peace”

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly believes that providing arms to Ukraine so it can defend itself against Russia is the swiftest path to achieving peace.

“Like all authoritarian rulers, Putin responds only to strength in his opponents,” Cleverly said in his article for the Times of Malta ahead of a visit to the country. “I’m delighted that Germany and the US are joining the UK in sending tanks to the Ukrainians. Giving the Ukrainians the tools they need to finish the job is the swiftest — indeed the only — path to peace.”