“We have to make sure that we allow the Ukrainians to defeat Vladimir Putin. If there is a failed peace settlement, if there is any concession of Ukrainian territory, what we know from history is that Russia will come back for more,” he says, noting his deal Minsk did not work and Mr Putin’s ambition to create a “greater Russia”. “That’s why it’s so important that we were the first European country to supply weapons to Ukraine. And we have to continue to do that, but we also have to work with our allies, like the Americans who are also putting weapons in Ukraine. we have to sanctions are getting tougher on Russia because right now the way Putin can finance his formidable war machine is because of the oil and gas revenue he gets.” He says both Britain and other countries must find alternative sources of energy so that Russia can no longer hold the continent “for ransom” and insists it would be “wrong” for Britain to cede any territory on behalf of the Ukrainians , but the arrangement must be made. up to Zelensky.
