Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rather firmly countered comments made by UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace, who said London shouldn’t be treated “like Amazon,” adding that Ukraine should be “grateful” for Western military assistance.

During a press briefing in Vilnius on July 12, Zelenskyy stressed that backing Ukraine is well within the national interests of its partners.

“He can write to me about how he wants to be thanked, so we can fully express our gratitude…,” said the Ukrainian president.

“We can make a point to wake up (every) morning and thank him.”

The president then turned to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov to communicate with Wallace directly.

“Do you have a poor relationship with the (UK) defense minister? Excellent, is it? Well, make sure to thank him…; and kindly call him today,” Zelenskyy instructed Reznikov.

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