Boris Johnson sends armored vehicles to Ukraine after the request of the Zelensky government for "weapons, weapons and more weapons" to NATO

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"Guns, guns, and more guns."

This is how the direct request to NATO from the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dimitro Kuleba on his way through Brussels is summed up.

From London, meanwhile, the "premier"

anticipated the shipment of the first consignment of armored vehicles, after the decision of the Czech Republic to send five T-72 tanks, to allow the advance of the Ukrainian troops towards the Russian lines.

"My agenda is so simple and can be summed up in those three words," Kuleba stressed before the Alliance's conclave of foreign ministers, highlighting the need for offensive weapons for the next phase of the war.

President

insisted on his part on the need to go further with economic sanctions and impose a total oil and gas embargo on

Boris Johnson led the way for the allies with the imminent shipment of armored vehicles to Ukraine, according to

.

The Ministry of Defense is torn between the Mastiff or the Jackall, trained for reconnaissance duties and equipped with heavy artillery.

The armored vehicles would theoretically be used to clear the way for Ukrainian troops, but not to engage in direct battle with the Russian army.

"Ukraine has so far carried out an essentially defensive operation,"

former British officer and defense analyst Nicholas Drummond told

"What they want now is to

And for that they need vehicles that allow them to assault Russian positions."

"Any vehicle that offers protection against the Russian artillery threat will be welcome in this new phase," Durmmond said.

The shipment of armored vehicles could be accompanied by the assignment of specialists from the British Army to participate in training tasks for Ukrainian soldiers in unspecified neighboring countries.

"The next three weeks are going to be critical," government sources admitted to

"The Ukrainians have partially won so far by stopping the occupation, exhausting the Russian army and achieving the international isolation of Putin. The big question now is:

and push it back? That will depend on the help that we are able to give them.

Boris Johnson has so far been the European leader most likely to facilitate the shipment of weapons to Volodimir Zelensky, who periodically presents him with a "shopping list".

The shipment of up to

has been considered vital for the defense of Kiev against advancing Russian artillery.

The next qualitative leap has been marked by the Starstreak

, manufactured in Belfast, which have proven effective in shooting down attack helicopters and low-flying fighters.

The Ukrainian government has also requested the shipment of Tomahawk anti-ship missiles, considered essential for the defense of Odesa and the strip of exit to the Black Sea.

Still at the top of Ukraine's proposed "shopping list" are the Falcon and MIG-29

and the T-72 and PT91 tanks, which have so far faced reservations within NATO due to the

.

The Czech Republic's decision to send a train of five T-72 tanks to Ukraine is seen as a possible first step in heavy artillery shipments.

Moscow has warned that all arms shipments from other countries entering Ukrainian territory will be considered "legitimate targets."

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