turkey refused to let them into the black sea, and the ships simply moved from scotland to portsmund. the same grand shep stated that now ukrainian sailors will train on them. the number of weapons requested by kiev is as high as always. europe is not manages to satisfy these requests. members of the european parliament refused to approve funding for the council of europe, so far for ukraine. it is very clear: weakened european support for ukraine plays into russia’s hands on the battlefield. former british deputy secretary of defense james heappie called for the creation of a strategic reserve of military veterans. he also supported the proposal of french president macron about the possible sending of nato soldiers to ukraine. i think you have to be careful how you do it, it's definitely not a war zone, i i think we need to be very, very careful not to turn this into a war between russia and nato, but i think it's worth thinking about what we could do more deeply in ukraine itself. james heappie's words contradict recent statements by the british foreign secretary. david cameron ar