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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an appalling violation of international law.
At @UN_HRC I will denounce Putin’s unprovoked aggression, ask countries to condemn Russia and isolate it internationally. Putin must lose.
Watch my speech live at 11.30am GMT on @FCDOGovUK
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Important meeting to discuss the situation in Ukraine with Prime Ministers and Ambassadors of the six Western Balkan countries.
The UK stands with them to support regional stability and counter destabilising external influences, especially from Russia.
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It doesn’t dissuade me when London law firms send me letters - it encourages me.
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We are increasing economic pain on Putin following his illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Today I have announced further sanctions against Russian banks and the economy 👇
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🇳🇿🤝🇬🇧 Fantastic news on our new UK-NZ trade deal.
A world-leading agreement, cutting red tape and opening up new opportunities between our like-minded democracies. twitter.com/annietrev/stat…
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We have taken decisive action. We will degrade the Russian economy and isolate Russia on the world stage.
Putin must lose.
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We announce with US and EU 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇪🇺 that we are imposing sanctions against the Russian Central Bank and Russian Direct Investment Fund.
Together with allies, we will continue to impose sanctions until Putin respects 🇺🇦 sovereignty and territorial integrity. gov.uk/government/new…
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The UK is providing £40 million in life-saving aid to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion.
More support will come.
We stand with Ukraine in its hour of need👇
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Important meeting with G7 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦 🇯🇵🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇺 and🇺🇦 FMs. We are clear Putin must fail and sovereignty restored. We agreed to continue to:
🛡supply defensive weapons and equipment to Ukraine
📉escalate sanctions to debilitate the Russian economy
🌍 call out Putin in global fora
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Welcome @JPN_PMO 🇯🇵 aligning sanctions in response to Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
The United Kingdom and our allies are united and clear that nothing and no one is off the table.
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Welcome our German ally’s @Bundeskanzler announcement of new funding to deliver their 2% defence commitment to NATO.
Vladimir Putin’s appalling actions are uniting our NATO alliance. twitter.com/Bundeskanzler/…
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New Sanctions announced with 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇨🇦.
We continue to work with our allies to impose severe costs on Russia, hitting the means Putin uses to fund his war machine.
We are united in supporting Ukraine against this appalling invasion👇 twitter.com/faisalislam/st…
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Spoke to Martin Griffiths @UNReliefChief about the horrifying reports coming out of Ukraine. Putin’s barbaric acts show a callous disregard for human life. UK is working with the UN to urgently scale up humanitarian assistance. 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇺🇳
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There will be nowhere left to hide for the super-rich linked to Putin’s regime. More kleptocrats will be hit with restrictions in the coming weeks. Nothing is off the table.
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Good to speak to @ABaerbock today. We are working together to impose severe costs on Russia following their shocking invasion of Ukraine. I welcome Germany's decision to support Ukraine in defending against Putin's invading army with anti-tank weapons and Stinger missiles.🇬🇧🇩🇪🇺🇦
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Russia is isolated at the UN Security Council as no country votes with them. They are a global pariah.
Putin's invasion of Ukraine and violation of the UN Charter will have severe consequences.👇 twitter.com/spectatorindex…
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Today the UK stood by Ukraine and other Council of Europe states and voted to suspend Russia.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed Putin's disregard for the rule of law, democracy & human rights. We support Ukraine and condemn this abhorrent attack 🇺🇦 coe.int/en/web/portal/…
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Have spoken to nations across the world today including Poland, Saudi Arabia, UAE, China, Estonia, Hungary and USA. 🇵🇱🇸🇦🇦🇪🇨🇳🇪🇪🇭🇺🇺🇸
The UK is clear, all members of the UN should stand up for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 🇺🇦
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We will introduce sanctions against Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in response to Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
We will not stop inflicting economic pain on the Kremlin until Ukrainian sovereignty is restored.
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I spoke to 🇨🇳 FM Wang Yi about Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and made clear that Russia's actions are a flagrant breach of the UN Charter. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council we expect China to stand up for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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We stand with Ukraine, its people and its democracy and will continue to support them economically, politically and defensively. My op-ed in @Telegraph 💬
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Solidarity with @DmytroKuleba and the Ukrainian people. Putin’s assault on Ukraine is barbaric, unjustified and shows a callous disregard for human life. We will continue to hold Putin to account and remain steadfast in our support. #StandwithUkraine twitter.com/DmytroKuleba/s…
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We warned Russia that an invasion would incur the toughest sanctions we have ever imposed. We have been true to our word.
My op-ed in @Telegraph 👇🏻
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Tonight @BWallaceMP and I spoke to our Ukrainian counterparts @oleksiireznikov & @DmytroKuleba.
We continue to support Ukraine politically, economically and defensively in the face of Russia’s abhorrent invasion. #StandwithUkraine
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. MP for South West Norfolk.