- The Prime Minister is hosting Nordic and Baltic leaders, working together with our allies to bolster European resilience and defence in the face of Russian aggression. The Prime Minister will host the leaders of the Joint Expeditionary Force, a northern European security coalition, at Chequers tonight to coordinate the response to the immediate crisis in Ukraine – with plans to agree new joint military exercises as well as discussing long-term energy security and how to help Ukraine rebuild after the war.
- The Justice Secretary is visiting the International Criminal Court in the Hague, offering the UK’s support for investigations into Russian war crimes. The Justice Secretary is visiting the International Criminal Court today in the Hague, where he will offer the court UK technical support to help collect and preserve evidence of war crimes in Ukraine and bring those responsible to justice.
- The Prime Minister set out a six-point plan for the global response, providing clear leadership to make sure that Putin fails. The plan’s six steps are: mobilising an international humanitarian coalition for Ukraine; helping Ukraine to defend itself; maximising the economic pressure on Putin’s regime; preventing any creeping normalisation of what Russia is doing in Ukraine; pursuing diplomatic paths to de-escalation; and strengthening Euro-Atlantic security.
- We created a new International Ukraine Support Group, coordinating global efforts to provide humanitarian, economic and military support to Ukraine. The UK, along with Canada and the Netherlands, has created a new ‘International Ukraine Support Group’ that will coordinate the efforts of the international community to provide humanitarian, economic and defensive military support to Ukraine in the long term.
- The UK rallied UN General Assembly members, pushing for the strongest possible condemnation of Russia’s appalling assault on Ukraine. We rallied UN General Assembly members, voting to condemn Putin’s war alongside 140 other countries and ensuring the strongest possible condemnation of Russia.
- We are leading the way on the global stage, working with our international partners to maximise the price that Putin will pay for his aggression. The Prime Minister has urged fellow G7 and NATO leaders to work together as one to do everything in their power to isolate Putin politically, economically and military, including ending Europe’s collective dependence on oil and gas.
- We are helping the International Criminal Court gather evidence of war crimes and supporting them financially in this work with £1 million. We will do everything in our power to starve Putin’s war machine by stepping up our sanctions and military support and bolstering our humanitarian support package. The UK is at the forefront of supporting investigations into atrocities committed in Ukraine and we will not rest until justice is served for Ukrainians.
- The Prime Minister met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, further demonstrating our unwavering support for Ukraine. The visit demonstrates the UK’s steadfast solidarity with Ukraine. The PM set out new military and economic assistance of 120 armoured vehicles and anti-ship missile systems, and a further $500 million loan guarantee to Ukraine in addition to the £100 million of military equipment announced last week.
- The Prime Minister addressed the Ukrainian Parliament - the first to do so - where he condemned Putin's barbaric onslaught and committed a further £300 million of military aid to support Ukraine's fight for freedom. Additionally, the Prime Minister committed to delivering more protective armoured vehicles to transfer innocent civilians from besieged areas, and reiterating our commitment to hold Putin to account for the horrific war crimes perpetrated across the country.