MP for the Cities of London & Westminster, Nickie Aiken, spoke out against Russian aggression in a question to Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
In the Chamber, Nickie exclaimed,
"I thank my right hon. Friend for her robust and very clear statement on Russian aggression. It is fairly clear that Putin is peddling a particular narrative to the Russian people, trying to explain that the west is anti-Russia. The Kremlin’s publication of its extraordinary demands regarding Ukraine last month was a clear move to attempt to split the west. "We must not bow to such pressure. We cannot show the Kremlin an ounce of weakness.
"Does my right hon. Friend agree that we must stand firmly with our allies such as Ukraine and Bosnia, and with any other ally that is under the threat of Russian aggression?"
Secretary of State, Elizabeth Truss MP, replied,
"My hon. Friend is right. We have to defend the hard-won freedoms in the Balkans, in Ukraine and in the Baltic states. She is also right to point out that the issue here is not the Russian people. I am a great admirer of Russia and the Russian people. The issue is the Putin regime, and what is happening and what he is saying, and the false pretexts that he is trying to create.
"We must be resolute to defend democracy and freedom in Europe, and that is why we are taking this strong stance on Ukraine and working with our allies around the world to challenge Russian aggression."
