Britain's stern response to Zelensky: We should also thank the West

The British Minister of Defense reacted sharply and scandalously to the complaints of the President of Ukraine about joining NATO and asked him to be at least a little grateful to the West.According to the Guardian newspaper, Ben Wallace said at a press conference on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in the Lithuanian capital: "Whether you like it or not, people want to hear at least some gratitude."

These statements by Wallace were a reaction to yesterday's statements by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who said that for Kiev it is ridiculous when, without setting specific conditions and dates, Kyiv is told that it will be accepted into the NATO alliance.

The British defense minister added: "Sometimes the point of your requests is that countries give up their own stockpiles of weapons."Wallace also admitted that during his trip to Ukraine last year, he was given a list of weapons that Kyiv needs.He continued, "We are not an Amazon selling site to be given a list."

Wallace explained that the agreement reached at the NATO meeting is a good agreement for Ukraine.After the start of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Western countries, having condemned Moscow and increased economic pressure, put on their agenda all-round political, financial and military support for Kyiv.

Many experts consider it impossible to maintain the alliance of the West against Russia in the long term and emphasize that the continuation of the war could lead to disagreements between Western countries, especially in the field of arms supplies.Russia strongly opposes any move towards Ukraine's NATO membership, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that it would be a "red line" for Russia.