In her first speech in Parliament after resigning as prime minister, Liz Truss joined the growing chorus of voices calling for the dispatch of fighter jets to Ukraine.
To help Ukraine defeat Russia, Ms. Truss urged the UK to "do all we can, as quickly as we can.".
After former PM Boris Johnson made the same request weeks earlier, the call puts additional pressure on PM Rishi Sunak.
Despite saying that providing jets is a long-term solution, Mr. Sunak's government has agreed to train Ukrainian pilots.
During visits to the UK, France, and Belgium earlier this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with European leaders to give his nation modern fighter jets.
According to Mr. Sunak, "nothing is off the table" as the UK prepares Ukrainian forces to fly Nato-compliant aircraft.
Last week at the Munich Security Conference, the prime minister pleaded with world leaders to arm Ukraine with the most cutting-edge weapons so that it can defend itself in the long run.
However, according to Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, there won't be a quick transfer of UK fighter jets to Ukraine.
According to him, training pilots could take months, so the UK was concentrating on finding other ways to provide air cover for the nation.
Giving Ukraine jets could be seen as escalating the conflict, which could put Russia and the Western military alliance in a direct confrontation. This concern is shared by some Nato member states.
We need to do everything we can to ensure Ukraine wins this war as soon as possible, Ms. Truss said in her address to MPs in the House of Commons.
She urged the UK government to coordinate with allies so that Ukraine would have the option to use fighter jets because "otherwise they will not be able to prevail.".
When President Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine almost a year ago, Ms. Truss, now a backbench Conservative MP, served as the foreign secretary.
Ms. Truss remembered what it was like to work in politics both before and after the invasion started.
At 3:30 in the morning, a private secretary informed her of the invasion, which she described as "devastating" but "not unexpected" given Western knowledge of Russia's plans.
Since becoming a minister in 2012, it was Ms. Truss's first Commons speech as a backbench MP.
Simon Clarke, a cabinet minister in her short-lived government, sat by her side during a general discussion on Ukraine.
Ms. Truss' speech was delivered after Mr. Johnson, who reiterated his call for the dispatch of fighter jets to Ukraine.
In the past year since the war started, according to Mr. Johnson, Western nations have finally given the Ukrainians the weapons they had asked for.
To cut to the chase, Mr. Johnson said, "Give them the planes too.
It is becoming increasingly obvious that China is getting ready to arm the Russians, Mr. Johnson said, underscoring the urgency of providing aircraft to Ukraine.
He continued, "We should give them what they need now, not next month, not next year, but now.
On the same day that US President Joe Biden paid an unexpected visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the two Conservative prime ministers spoke in parliament.
A Russian spring offensive appears to be imminent, and Mr. Biden stated that the US would support Ukraine for "as long as it takes."
