How long will the war in Ukraine go on? Speaking last night at Mansion House, Liz Truss suggested that western allies would be in it for the long haul when it comes to supporting Ukraine – suggesting the only acceptable outcome is for Russian forces must be pushed out of ‘the whole of Ukraine’. The Foreign Secretary said western allies needed to ‘double down’ in their support for Ukraine – saying Putin’s invasion ‘must fail and be seen to fail’.
Her comments were echoed by the Defence Secretary this morning. Speaking on the morning media round, Ben Wallace agreed that Russia must be pushed out of the whole of Ukraine. When pressed on whether this means that the UK government believes Russian forces must leave not just the territory occupied since their invasion this year but also those areas like Crimea from previous invasions, he said: ‘We’ve constantly said that Russia should leave Ukraine sovereign territory so that hasn’t changed.’
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