Sir Keir Starmer must accept that the war in Ukraine is a European problem, a senior Trump ally has said, as he warned against “haranguing” Washington for help.
Elbridge Colby told The Telegraph that the UK should not expect significant support from the US on Ukraine under a second Trump administration, and called for Europe to take “primary responsibility” for the war.
But Mr Colby said that Americans were tired of hearing demands from British politicians on Ukraine, including over the latest funding bill, which is known as a “supplemental”.
He said: “I would much rather have the United States dealing with a practical, hard-headed, realistic, serious, Europe-focused UK from a defence point of view, than one that is intervening in the supplemental debate, pushing us to give Storm Shadow [missiles], and then only giving £3 billion a year.
“It is basically writing cheques that the American people are supposed to cash.”
Ukraine War is Europe's Problem, Trump Ally Tells Labour
United Kingdom
Total allocations
- 12.616bn € (Rank: 3)
- 0.432% of GDP (Rank: 12)
United States
Total allocations
- 73.962bn € (Rank: 1)
- 0.340% of GDP (Rank: 16)
Mate...Shut the fuck up...We're giving more than you in terms of GDP...Once again the American not understanding that a $28 trillion GDP country can provide more in hard numbers than a $3.5 trillion GDP country. "Pushing us to give Storm Shadow" The fuck are you talking about? You mean ATACMS? Storm Shadow is UK's missile you fucking idiot.
Lets not mention all the migrants we take in from war-torn countries while America barely takes any.
Need reminding that it was the UK who first sent ATGMs? It was UK who first sent MBTs? It was UK who first sent Long-Range Missiles? Need reminding that it took months after UK and France's decision to send long-range missiles for America to follow? We been leading already, we been focused on Europe already.
If this is how you want to be then you're on your own with China, you're on your own with Iran/Israel, you're on your own the next time some terrorists attack your country, every single goddamn American-led war, the UK has followed them into like a loyal little dog and these MAGA twats have the nerve to bitch about us?
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 09 July 2024
