“We’re waging a proxy war, but

we’re not giving our proxies the ability to do the job. For years now, we’ve been allowing them to fight with one hand tied behind their backs and it has been cruel,” [Boris]Johnson [the former British prime minister]told The Telegraph.
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"Aber zu sagen, die Ukraine führe einen Stellvertreterkrieg, halte ich für überzogen und der Sache nicht dienlich."