The Defence Secretary said he had bluntly told told Kyiv officials ‘I’m not Amazon’ on a recent visit, after being presented with a shopping list of items they wanted to be supplied with.
President Zelensky insists he is ‘grateful’ for Western military aid to fight Russia as Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is rebuked by Rishi Sunak for suggesting Ukraine treats the UK like ‘Amazon’ for guns Biden administration has also told Ukraine US ‘deserves a degree of gratitude’ Ukrainian leader expressed his frustration at slow progress of Nato membership By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:39, 12 July 2023 | Updated: 18:17, 12 July 2023 e-mail 85 shares 2.4k View comments President Zelensky insisted Ukraine is always grateful for Western aid to fight Russia today after an astonishing attack by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Zelensky offered to meet the minister tomorrow after his controversial remarks at a Nato conference in the Baltic. At an event in Lithuania, the Defence Secretary said he had bluntly told told Kyiv officials ‘I’m not Amazon’ when he was presented with a ‘shopping list’ after an 11-hour drive to visit the war-torn capital. He went on to suggest that Kyiv had not shown enough ‘gratitude’ for the materiel support it had received since the February 2022 invasion. Rishi Sunak publicly distanced himself from his senior minister’s complaint, saying the Mr Zelensky had ‘expressed his gratitude…
