Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
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(2 years, 7 months ago)
Commons ChamberMy right hon. Friend is completely right in what he says about the need for us to guarantee the independence of our energy—that is why it is so vital that we are building our wind power and other renewables so fast—but he is also right in his analysis of what is happening. What Putin basically wants is to go back to the Yalta system of spheres of influence. It is not just Ukraine that he has his eye on. Therefore, this moment now matters for the whole geometry and security architecture of Europe, and we must stand firm.
Short, concise questions please, because I will be finishing this statement at 20 past 2.
Of course we will do what we can to provide economic support in the event of a disaster, but the most important thing we can do now is to try to prevent that disaster from occurring by unifying the west in the way I have been describing this afternoon.
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I am sorry not everybody could get in, but we have to move on to the next business.