The world is focused on the recently launched Ukrainian liberation offensive. Ukraine can and must win. The aggressors must be pushed out, and peace must be on Ukraine’s terms. It must be clear to all that the violation of sovereignty will not stand, the self-determination of peoples will not be dismissed, » Read More
Having once boasted the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world in 1991, Ukraine is the only country to have voluntarily given up its nuclear weapons. Ukraine’s decision was based on the Budapest Memorandum which gave Ukraine formal security guarantees from the USA, the UK and Russia. After Russia’s violation of every possible international treaty, » Read More
72 years ago, on April 18, 1951, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg signed the Schuman Declaration which marked the beginning of the European Coal and Steel Community, which later evolved into the European Union we know. In the aftermath of World War II, instead of continuing to be dissociated by political differences and
There was much reflection as we entered the second year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One of the most horrifying personal memories is witnessing the genocide and human rights abuses that have taken place across swathes of our nation. It is vital that the perpetrators of these heinous crimes are prosecuted and a structure
Chair of the defence select committee Tobias Ellwood asked for a statement on the UK and Nato’s support of Ukraine. Minister Leo Docherty laid out the “political and practical support” and described the UK’s commitment to the alliance and European security as “unconditional”. When asked by shadow secretary John Healey about the size of the…
In a statement to the House of Commons, foreign secretary Liz Truss updated the House of Commons on the war in Ukraine. Truss announced further sanctions including on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and Russia’s children’s rights commissioner. The secretary of state underlined the UK’s continued commitment to Ukraine, telling the House that…
A £25 million Belgravia mansion of a Russian billionaire has been taken over by protesters in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war. The plush home belongs to Oleg Deripaska, who… The post Russian oligarch’s £25m London mansion taken over by squatters over Ukraine protest appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
