Ben Wallace explained what he meant when he said that Ukraine should be "more grateful"

British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace explained his resonant words about Amazon and Ukraine's gratitude.

"My comments on how best to support Ukraine have attracted a lot of interest but have been partly distorted," Wallace wrote on Facebook.

"For the record, as someone who has been on the front lines of the fight to support Ukraine, I was discussing the challenges that can arise as we work toward a common goal of helping Ukraine get what it needs to defeat this illegal invasion," Wallace continued.

"I have said that Ukraine needs to sometimes recognize that there is not as much support in many countries and some parliaments as there is in the UK. That is not true of governments, but rather of citizens and members of parliament across the international community," the British Defense Secretary said.

"We are fortunate that the British people and all parties in our parliament support our efforts to help Ukraine. Our approval ratings for supporting Ukraine are among the highest in Europe at over 70%," Wallace said.

"My comment was meant to reflect that it is important to remember not to talk to ourselves, but to make an effort to reach out to other citizens who still need to be convinced," the minister emphasizes.

At the NATO summit in Vilnius, Wallace called on Ukraine to express more gratitude to its partners for their military support, to which Zelenskyy said he was ready to wake up and thank the minister personally every morning. These words drew criticism from some of his colleagues, with Ukraine's ambassador to London calling it unhealthy sarcasm.

Earlier, Wallace told The Guardian that when he arrived in Ukraine, he was immediately given a list of weapons needed by the Armed Forces.

"You know, we're not Amazon, I told them last year, after I drove 11 hours to get the list," the minister said.

Wallace wrote on Facebook that his words about Amazon were said last year and were meant to emphasize that Britain's relationship with Ukraine is not a transaction, but rather a partnership, and added that he would personally continue to support Ukraine to the end – as long as it takes.