According to a major new report, Ukraine would have fallen to Russia if Britain had not used its newfound freedom outside the EU to lead the West in confronting Vladimir Putin’s brutal aggression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study criticises Brussels’ “weak” response at the start of the war and urges the West to step up its efforts to repel the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It contends that associations of independent sovereign states, such as NATO, are far better equipped than slow-moving bodies like the EU to deal with tyrants like Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Centre for Brexit Policy report identifies the UK’s leadership of the West’s increasingly robust response to the Russian despot as one of the most significant benefits of Brexit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It claims that in the nine months leading up to the invasion, the UK spent more on military assistance to Kyiv (\u00a33.7 billion) than all EU institutions combined (\u00a32.8 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report, Putin’s War at the End of the Year, singles out former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for their quick action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUkraine was saved from defeat by Day Six {of the war} by two men and one country, who were equally but differently indispensable,” he writes.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to a major new report, Ukraine would have fallen to Russia if Britain had not used its newfound freedom outside the EU to lead the West in confronting Vladimir … <\/p>\n