Ukraine Update

Fay Jones Excerpts
Thursday 16th June 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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At the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, I raised my concerns directly with the Turkish Foreign Minister. I am due to be in touch with him again next week. The Prime Minister has spoken to President Erdoğan as well. We are clear that it is vital that Sweden and Finland join NATO—it will help to strengthen the alliance—and that the Turkish Government need to agree to make that happen.

Fay Jones Portrait Fay Jones (Brecon and Radnorshire) (Con)
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The forced transfer and adoption of Ukrainian children is simply unspeakably cruel, so I warmly welcome the Foreign Secretary’s announcement of further sanctions this morning. Will she confirm that when this is over and Putin has failed, the UK Government will continue the leadership role they have played in diplomatic and humanitarian efforts to reunite these families?