My right hon. Friend is right. The reality is that Putin has made these threats to distract from his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. We are being targeted because the UK has been leading on measures both to support Ukraine and to degrade the Russian economy, and the Russians do not like it.
Sanctions
Proceeding contribution from
Elizabeth Truss
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 28 February 2022.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Sanctions.
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Session
2021-22
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2022-03-07 11:44:20 +0000
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