Don’t be fooled by Putin’s ‘imperialism dressed up as realpolitik’, Lammy warns
Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending TrumpThe west should not be “fooled” by Vladimir Putin’s attempts to dress up imperialism as pragmatism in advance of any talks over the future of Ukraine, David Lammy has warned.Speaking before Keir Starmer’s visit to Washington next week to discuss Ukraine, the foreign secretary said Britain was “ready to listen” to Russia but it had not yet heard that it was prepared to meet the conditions for a durable peace. Continue reading...

Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending Trump
The west should not be “fooled” by Vladimir Putin’s attempts to dress up imperialism as pragmatism in advance of any talks over the future of Ukraine, David Lammy has warned.
Speaking before Keir Starmer’s visit to Washington next week to discuss Ukraine, the foreign secretary said Britain was “ready to listen” to Russia but it had not yet heard that it was prepared to meet the conditions for a durable peace. Continue reading...