Last week, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss spoke at the Lowy Institute in Sydney about how threats to freedom, democracy and the rule of law are global, and why nations like the UK and Australia have to respond together.

“The Kremlin hasn’t learned the lessons of history. They dream of recreating the Soviet Union, or a kind of ‘Greater Russia’ carving up territory based on ethnicity, and language. They claim they want stability, while they work to threaten and destabilise others,” the Foreign Secretary warned. 

“Last week, at the NATO-Russia Council we sent a clear message to Moscow that any further incursion into Ukraine would bring massive consequences (…) This week, the United Kingdom announced a new package of training, support, and defensive weapons for Ukraine to boost their defensive capabilities,” Liz Truss explained. 

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“We are working with our partners on high impact measures targeting the Russian financial sector, and individuals. We are also strengthening our bilateral partnership following high-level talks in London in December – and we’re fostering new trilateral ties with Poland and Ukraine. We’re also pushing for alternatives in energy supply so that nations are less reliant on Russia for their gas (…) Together with our allies, we will continue to stand with Ukraine and urge Russia to de-escalate,” she announced.

Author: Sebastien Meuwissen

Cover photo: British Poles