Following the Foreign Secretary’s update to Parliament on the UK’s efforts in support of Ukraine, James Sunderland seeks assurance that the UK, US and allies will not blink when it comes to ejecting Russian forces from Ukraine, and ensuring that Ukraine is restored as quickly as possible to a free, democratic and proud nation.
James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
The rhetoric and the statements coming out of the Kremlin this week would appear to indicate that the invasion is not going to plan from the Russian perspective. Could my right hon. Friend please convince the House that the UK, the US and all our allies will not blink when it comes to the global imperative to eject Russian forces from Ukraine, and of the need to ensure that Ukraine is restored as quickly as possible to a free, democratic and proud nation?
Elizabeth Truss (The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
I am very clear that there is a tough road ahead. We are with the Ukrainian people. We know that this could last for some time. At yesterday’s meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers we were clear that this tough package of sanctions would increase. We will be doing more over the coming days and weeks. We will continue to put pressure on the Kremlin, and continue to supply defensive weaponry into Ukraine to support its people in their just cause of pursuing self-determination and sovereignty.