Britain denied Thursday it was over-reaching against Russia after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said 'the whole of Ukraine' must be liberated, indicating that Crimea must also be regained.
It is longstanding policy, said Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.Britain denied on Thursday it was over-reaching against Russia after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said"the whole of Ukraine" must be liberated, indicating that Crimea must also be regained.Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said Truss' remark, made in a high-profile speech, complied with the West's longstanding stance since Russia seized the Crimean peninsula in 2014.
"I think what I would certainly say is, we are supporting Ukraine's sovereign integrity. We've done that all along. That of course includes Crimea."But you know, first and foremost, let's get Russia out of where they are now in its invasion plans. Wallace reiterated that any UK tanks and planes would not go directly to Ukraine but instead"backfill" Soviet-era supplies being sent by the likes of Poland.
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