In his experience, officials in the Foreign Office would often tell the defence minister, 'we don't want to get ahead of the pack,' which reflects a lack of leadership.
Wallace emphasized that the Conservative government's decision to provide military support to Ukraine was about leadership, stating, 'We took a position to lead and that leadership did bring lots and lots of Europeans with us, and I definitely have a sense that that momentum has dropped back.'
A Ukrainian official expressed frustration, saying, 'It isn't happening, Starmer isn't giving us long-range weapons. The situation is not the same as when Rishi Sunak was prime minister. The relationship has got worse.'
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