on targeted sanctions may enough. on targeted sanctions may play into putin's plan to pivot russia ever closer to china. so with the prime minister agree, nato must not be benched? it was created to uphold european security and we must know is consider how we utilise our formidable hard power deterrence in responding to ukraine's call for further help, not excluding the formation of potential is no fly zones. l formation of potential is no fly zones. . ~' , . zones. i thank the gent very much and he is correct _ zones. i thank the gent very much and he is correct to _ zones. i thank the gent very much and he is correct to place - zones. i thank the gent very much and he is correct to place the - and he is correct to place the emphasis that he does on nato which has proved its value over the last 70 years, is successful alliance in history. it is a defensive alliance and we are reinforcing it now on the eastern... all across the eastern perimeter. what nato is not doing, no nato country is currently considering sending combat troops to ukraine and he will understand the reasons for

that, but that does not preclude support by nato countries for ukraine and including military support. it is time to start treating russia like the row stated as an i strongly welcome the statement on this darkest of moments. i recognise though that of the opposition for the strong cross—party support. in that cross—party spirit commit of the play minister to go further today and commits to the following. first freeze and begin seizing the assets of every single one of putin's cronies in the uk and expel these oligarchs from our country as part of a much stronger sanctions regime. the second recognise the existential threat posed by putin to our nato allies by immediately cancelling his own decision to cut

our armed forces by 10,000 troops. third longer tolerate international sporting or cultural events hosted in russia. can i confirm what i think he implied in a previous question that he will push for this years champions league final to be moved from st petersburg. mr putin has made a terrible decision, will be prime minister make sure he pays a terrible price. yes be prime minister make sure he pays a terrible price.— a terrible price. yes and again i am crateful a terrible price. yes and again i am grateful to — a terrible price. yes and again i am grateful to him _ a terrible price. yes and again i am grateful to him and _ a terrible price. yes and again i am gratefulto him and his _ a terrible price. yes and again i am gratefulto him and his party - grateful to him and his party for their support and the position we are taking, we are cracking down on all gotten gains and london and the cronies of that you putin and there's more to come. on his point about defence spending i think he should acknowledge that the recent increase was the biggest sense the end of the cold war and on his point

about sporting events, i think it inconceivable that major international football tournaments can take place in russia after the invasion of a sovereign country. does he accept that too many nato governments and political parties have accepted energy dependence on putin and financial dependence on dodgy donations from russian oligarchs. given that we spent between li.5 to 5% of gdp on defence through the 19805 will between 11.5 to 5% of gdp on defence through the 19805 will he accept 3% of gdp on defence a5 a suitable future benchmark. he of gdp on defence as a suitable future benchmark.— of gdp on defence as a suitable future benchmark. he has completely riaht future benchmark. he has completely ri . ht to sa future benchmark. he has completely right to say we _ future benchmark. he has completely right to say we have _ future benchmark. he has completely right to say we have failed _ future benchmark. he has completely right to say we have failed to - future benchmark. he has completely right to say we have failed to wean i right to say we have failed to wean ourselves on our dependence on

russian hydrocarbon since 2014, that has been a mistake by european countries and we are fortunate of only having 3% of our gas coming from russia but other european countries have learned they have more to lose. i salute the decision of the german chancellor to cancel, ethic it is a brave step and the right thing to do. the point about defence spending, we are up at 2.4%, one of the very highest and nato and the second biggest contributor in nato already. the second biggest contributor in nato already-— the second biggest contributor in nato already. america is key in all this. it is nato already. america is key in all this. it is the — nato already. america is key in all this. it is the largest _ nato already. america is key in all this. it is the largest economy, i this. it is the largest economy, largest force and nato. we were not by having nancy pelosi here yesterday, 5he by having nancy pelosi here yesterday, she is very close to

president biden, did he have a chance to talk to her because it is not good enough for us cross—party wonderful unity in this house we need the us to be firm leadership. i need the us to be firm leadership. i did have a chance to talk to nancy policy and had bipartisan delegation and i must say the sentiment expressed by members of this house already today were very much shared by that delegation. i already today were very much shared by that delegation.— by that delegation. i welcome the statement and _ by that delegation. i welcome the statement and say _ by that delegation. i welcome the statement and say that _ by that delegation. i welcome the statement and say that the - by that delegation. i welcome the statement and say that the uk . statement and say that the uk government has behaved with integrity and honour throughout this crisis and they echo his welcoming of the german chancellor's decision to freeze the stream but can i say sanctions can only achieve so much when dealing with an undemocratic state and someone like putin. what

we are witnessing is the real—time cannibalisation of the european democratic state bite by bite and ultimately we will have to ensure either ukraine is given the means to defend itself from future migration or give some sort of security guarantee rb will find russian troops on the model of poland, slovakia, romania and hungary which would be an absolute failure of western policy. —— troops on the border. he western policy. -- troops on the border. . western policy. -- troops on the border. , _, , , border. he is completely right in the sense that _ border. he is completely right in the sense that we _ border. he is completely right in the sense that we will _ border. he is completely right in the sense that we will have - border. he is completely right in the sense that we will have to i border. he is completely right in i the sense that we will have to bed in and day again for the long—term to support ukraine in every way, economic, diplomatically and the provision of military support in the way we are already but edible take time and i think it is vital that president putin should fail and i

believe he will fail because i believe he will fail because i believe the facts and against him, he is taking on a ukrainian national feeling and in the end he will not succeed and we will help the ukrainians to succeed. the prime minister will _ ukrainians to succeed. the prime minister will know _ ukrainians to succeed. the prime minister will know part _ ukrainians to succeed. the prime minister will know part of - ukrainians to succeed. the prime minister will know part of the - minister will know part of the calculation of the claremont is that the west will lose interest as we have done unfortunately in the past. can you make it a key task to ensure our allies are therefore the long run because we have to be there until this is brought to a proper conclusion. he until this is brought to a proper conclusion-— until this is brought to a proper conclusion. , _, , , conclusion. he is completely right and the biggest — conclusion. he is completely right and the biggest threat _ conclusion. he is completely right and the biggest threat is - conclusion. he is completely right and the biggest threat is apathy i conclusion. he is completely right l and the biggest threat is apathy and indifference and that is why what the memberfor indifference and that is why what the member for maidenhead indifference and that is why what the memberfor maidenhead had to see as important, this is about democracy and the security of many other european countries and around the world that is what at stake. l

the world that is what at stake. i commend everyone for the store what actions so far, the fact is ukraine does not have a right to sovereignty was said today so the ambition of thati5 was said today so the ambition of that is clear to anyone that doubts it. should it not be now that we need to head them with sanctions hard and now. they need to feel the pain of the first part of this decision, the second thing is what is the ultimatum to them now, if they move from that will be take further action and i simply say we are facing the growth of the axis of totalitarian states. china will watch this and look at taiwan, how we behave and what we do as an alliance will dictate what happens in the far east. taste

alliance will dictate what happens in the far east.— alliance will dictate what happens in the far east. we are hitting them hard now in the far east. we are hitting them hard new and _ in the far east. we are hitting them hard now and will— in the far east. we are hitting them hard now and will hit _ in the far east. we are hitting them hard now and will hit them - in the far east. we are hitting them hard now and will hit them hard - in the far east. we are hitting them hard now and will hit them hard and the future with every day that goes by which they violate the sovereignty and integrity of ukraine we will continue to punish russia and in the end i don't believe president putin has thought this through and i think he will feel. putin a5 through and i think he will feel. putin as i have been saying for many years as a bloodthirsty liar and when his ambassador came to the house recently he said it was absolutely preposterous that anybody could possibly suggest any russian troops would be going and to ukraine, that was a lie then, not an inverted lie, a deliberate lie. but my anxiety as we are not going anywhere nearfar enough my anxiety as we are not going anywhere near far enough today. my anxiety as we are not going anywhere nearfar enough today. in 2014 we were spineless and did not show enough resolve across the west of the uk, did not close down the dotted money into the uk. i don't

think there have been sanctions at all yet so i think it is really important precisely because of what the former leaderjust said, everybody will work closely with the government to deliver more effective and secure sanctions ftp minister a5ks but they have to be now, we have to close the dotty russian money down. —— dirty money. this money down. -- dirty money. this country is — money down. -- dirty money. this country is already _ money down. —— dirty money. this country is already implementing a decline in package of sanctions and a mogulfrom them, bringing forward the economic crime bill, register of beneficial interest and an addition we will be bringing forward further measures to hit russian individuals and companies strategic importance

to russia and stopping russia and russian companies from raising money on london markets and even a trading and pounds and dollars, these will hurt and make a huge difference but the house also needs to understand that president putin's feel your role notjust be caused by sanctions and promoted by us and ourfriends, his failure will result from the determination of the ukrainians to desist and end that people support them. —— to resist. i desist and end that people support them. -- to resist.— them. -- to resist. i welcome the sanctions — them. -- to resist. i welcome the sanctions and _ them. -- to resist. i welcome the sanctions and efforts _ them. -- to resist. i welcome the sanctions and efforts to _ them. -- to resist. i welcome the sanctions and efforts to exploresl sanctions and efforts to explores operations but we must resonate and of the dirty money and because of the acts of a mate and lives most. i urge him to blacklist all russian banks but to ban city law and accountancy firms from servicing russian state thumbs and deny the russian state thumbs and deny the russian navy access to the bo5poru5

and when paramilitaries go inside along peacekeepers. that and when paramilitaries go inside along peacekeepers.— and when paramilitaries go inside along peacekeepers. that is exact the uk has _ along peacekeepers. that is exact the uk has been _ along peacekeepers. that is exact the uk has been out _ along peacekeepers. that is exact the uk has been out in _ along peacekeepers. that is exact the uk has been out in front - along peacekeepers. that is exact the uk has been out in front and l the uk has been out in front and promoting the toughest possible package of sanctions and we will go further. . . package of sanctions and we will go further. , ., , ., , , ., further. these are pedals times for ukraine, further. these are pedals times for ukraine. and _ further. these are pedals times for ukraine, and democracy _ further. these are pedals times for ukraine, and democracy within - further. these are pedals times for ukraine, and democracy within our| ukraine, and democracy within our continent and short of sending british troops to be must provide them with every possible support. i am glad the prime minister is talking tough and taking a strong stand against continued russian aggression and imperialism but when will he himself stopped playing tennis with russian oligarchs and exchange for money for the conservative party and a set of talking about sanctions abroad dependability help to clean up things closer to home including

fully implementing the recommendations of the russia report. recommendations of the russia re ort. , ., , recommendations of the russia re ort. ,., , ., report. the government is out in front of her— report. the government is out in front of her european _ report. the government is out in front of her european friends - report. the government is out in| front of her european friends and partners and what we're doing to implement sanctions on russian entities, is the right thing and we will continue to do that. yes it is vital nobody should contribute to a political party in this country unless the other uk national, that is something this government in5i5t5 upon but what i do not think we should see fma respectfully say, we should see fma respectfully say, we should not allow our indignation and rage at what is happening in ukraine to spell over enter casual russian phobia. i didn't want to see as discriminating against russians a5

discriminating against russians as people or simply on the basis of their nationality. i people or simply on the basis of their nationality.— their nationality. i commend is prescience _ their nationality. i commend is prescience and _ their nationality. i commend is prescience and resolve - their nationality. i commend is prescience and resolve on - their nationality. i commend is i prescience and resolve on ukraine and also that of the defence secretary. can he confirm that escalating economic sanctions against russia and fully effective defensive support for ukraine can never be allowed to fail given that russia and president putin's ignition affects all european neighbours and has an ever—increasing global reach including even in places like africa. . including even in places like africa. , , , africa. he is completely right, the threat is not _ africa. he is completely right, the threat is not just _ africa. he is completely right, the threat is notjust to _ africa. he is completely right, the threat is notjust to europe, i africa. he is completely right, the threat is not just to europe, the l threat is notjust to europe, the threat is notjust to europe, the threat from an aggressive and expansionist russia including in africa and it is up to the uk to push—bike and that is what people

do. push-bike and that is what people do. ~ ., ~ , do. would the prime minister tell the house now— do. would the prime minister tell the house now whether _ do. would the prime minister tell the house now whether the i do. would the prime minister tell i the house now whether the sanctions he has announced well actually put into effect the intelligence and security committee russia report and whether he has confidence that this will close down the so—called london laundromat which has laundering dirty russian money straight through the city. a5 as she would have understood, what we are proposing to do will go further than that report. we are tracking down today on russian banks, russian individuals, but what we are proposing to do is stop russian companies even from raising money in london and stop them trading in sterling. that was not

recommended by the report 5he mentions but that will do real economic damage where it is necessary. t economic damage where it is necessary-— economic damage where it is necessa . . ., necessary. i welcome the prime minister's _ necessary. i welcome the prime minister's statement _ necessary. i welcome the prime minister's statement today i necessary. i welcome the prime minister's statement today butl necessary. i welcome the prime i minister's statement today but will he agree with me we cannot continue to continually relearn the lessons of the past when it comes to drawing a line and being willing to hold that line militarily if possible and while he has increased defence spending beyond what it has been for many years, the argument has always been that that must be tailored to meet the threat and a5 been that that must be tailored to meet the threat and as the german chancellor mentioned this morning, that threat is changing and will he commit to keep an eye on that defence spending to make sure that if we are asked, we can hold a line and we can lead nato in the way i know he wants to. is and we can lead nato in the way i know he wants to.— and we can lead nato in the way i know he wants to. is absolute the ri . ht to know he wants to. is absolute the right to draw _ know he wants to. is absolute the right to draw attention _ know he wants to. is absolute the right to draw attention to - know he wants to. is absolute the right to draw attention to defence j right to draw attention to defence spending and it is great the german chancellor now 5ee5 spending and it is great the german chancellor now sees the importance of this. for a long time, he and i

have been campaigning for germany to shoulder more of the defence burden and the cost of defence in europe and the cost of defence in europe and that's a good thing. we've seen massive increases in defence spending but we want to make sure it is targeted on things like tackling cyber disinformation, modern forms of warfare in which putin also specialises.— of warfare in which putin also specialises. can i welcome the sanctions _ specialises. can i welcome the sanctions announced _ specialises. can i welcome the sanctions announced today i specialises. can i welcome the sanctions announced today on | specialises. can i welcome the i sanctions announced today on the five banks and the three named individuals? however, the prime minister will be well aware there are many, many oligarchs who would at face value have huge wealth and huge assets in their own names, but that that wealth and those assets are in the gift of the russian state and at the beck and call of the russian state? so can i confirm that the sanctions we will be discussing and agreeing later today to intend

to make sure those trusted custodians of russian state money are able to be sanctioned in the way the three individuals named today are being? the three individuals named today are bein: ? . the three individuals named today are bein: ? , , .,, the three individuals named today are beinr? , , .,, ., are being? yes, we will be able to sanction oligarchs, _ are being? yes, we will be able to sanction oligarchs, associates i are being? yes, we will be able to sanction oligarchs, associates of l sanction oligarchs, associates of president putin and companies of strategic importance to the kremlin. i really welcome the prime minister's statement today, in particular the level of cro55hou5e agreement there is that we must stand up to russian aggression. i also welcome chancellor schultz deciding to suspend nord stream two which was a risky project allowing exposure to russian gas so can my right honourable friend a55ure exposure to russian gas so can my right honourable friend assure the house what more can be done to protect our allies and friends in eastern europe from the inevitable consequences of the risky position we find ourselves in in the dead of

winter with so much dependence on russian gas? i winter with so much dependence on russian gas?— russian gas? i thank you very much and the answer _ russian gas? i thank you very much and the answer is _ russian gas? i thank you very much and the answer is we _ russian gas? i thank you very much and the answer is we need - russian gas? i thank you very much and the answer is we need to i russian gas? i thank you very much and the answer is we need to work. and the answer is we need to work together to wean ourselves off of russian gas. the house knows the things we are doing to support our allies militarily but we need to share technology in renewables to allow them to find a different future. ~ . ., , future. whether the sanctions will hit russia hard _ future. whether the sanctions will hit russia hard as _ future. whether the sanctions will hit russia hard as he _ future. whether the sanctions will hit russia hard as he said - future. whether the sanctions will hit russia hard as he said this i hit russia hard as he said this morning, only time will tell, but the prime minister also said something else. he said there is a lot more that we are going to do in the event of an invasion. the prime minister has the event of an invasion. the prime minister ha5ju5t told the event of an invasion. the prime minister has just told the house he regards what happened overnight a5 a renewed invasion of ukraine and if thati5 renewed invasion of ukraine and if that is the government's view, then why is he waiting before imposing

the full sanctions on russia now? by, the full sanctions on russia now? a couple of points. the house will have heard me say this several times, i've been very clear what we wanted to do was have the biggest possible package of sanctions ready to go in the event of a russian crossing into more sovereign ukrainian territory. what we will also do is make sure the waves of sanctions we implement are done in concert with our allies and that's what we are doing. flan concert with our allies and that's what we are doing.— what we are doing. can i ask my honourable _ what we are doing. can i ask my honourable friend _ what we are doing. can i ask my honourable friend to _ what we are doing. can i ask my honourable friend to reflect i what we are doing. can i ask myl honourable friend to reflect while thanking him for his statement that president putin has already achieved 5o president putin has already achieved so much of what he set out to achieve and that he may have no intention of launching a full—scale invasion of the ukraine but he is already committed the crimes that deserve the most severe punishment

from the free world. what are we going to do to continue to strengthen nato, to unify nato which is exactly what he didn't want his policy to achieve? mr; is exactly what he didn't want his policy to achieve? my honourable friend is completely _ policy to achieve? my honourable friend is completely right, - policy to achieve? my honourable friend is completely right, what l policy to achieve? my honourablel friend is completely right, what he succeeded in doing is to unify nato and produce a much bigger commitment notjust the other uk but by major european powers to the reinforcement of nato's eastern frontier. the french are doubling down in romania, we are doubling down in estonia. he is going to get much more nato, not less. ., ., ., ,, ., ., less. for over a decade, russia have been mounting _ less. for over a decade, russia have been mounting cyberattacks - less. for over a decade, russia have been mounting cyberattacks on i less. for over a decade, russia have been mounting cyberattacks on our i been mounting cyberattacks on our critical national infrastructure and commercial interests. for over a decade and there were no

consequences. for overa decade and there were no consequences. for over a decade, russia has been swirling dirty money around the city of london and there were no consequences. in orderfor vladimir putin to understand that he has now gone too far, he needs to be certain that if sanctions and diplomatic means,... there will be consequences. does the darren —— does the honourable member agree with me that sanctions need to and will be used? the with me that sanctions need to and will be used?— will be used? the honourable gentleman — will be used? the honourable gentleman is _ will be used? the honourable gentleman is right _ will be used? the honourable gentleman is right that i will be used? the honourable gentleman is right that we i

will be used? the honourable i gentleman is right that we need to be clear to russia that of this disastrous and ill—conceived venture, his country will end up cooler, more encircled by nato and engage in a disastrous conflict with fellow slavs and a pariah state. that is what president putin is willing on his people, a pariah state, that's what they will become. there is more at stake here than just sanctions. we have various ju5t sanctions. we have various international protocols that have been drafted over decades going back over a long time. where does intervention leave us with these protocols and how can we enforce any further measures against any breaches of these protocols? he is completely — breaches of these protocols? he is completely right. _ breaches of these protocols? he is completely right, this _ breaches of these protocols? he is completely right, this tears up the 1994 budapest memorandum, it makes nonsense of the whole minsk process,

the agreement of 2014, that is ripped up too. international law has been marked by what president putin has done and that is what is at stake, it is democracy and the rule of law across the world.— of law across the world. vladimir putin last night _ of law across the world. vladimir putin last night confirmed i of law across the world. vladimir putin last night confirmed he i of law across the world. vladimir putin last night confirmed he is l of law across the world. vladimirj putin last night confirmed he is a ruthless imperialist poised to destroy ukraine's sovereignty and self—determination and i too am grateful for the briefing from the national security advisor. we must now hit putin where it hurts. a5 of this money, bp'5 website proclaims proudly it is one of the biggest foreign investors in russia, only nearly 20% of russia's oil giant company. that company also has a secondary holding in london. will the prime minister commit to imposing legally mandated investment by uk firms in russia and if not now

when? by uk firms in russia and if not now when? we by uk firms in russia and if not now when? ~ ., . ., , when? we need to recognise the lesson from _ when? we need to recognise the lesson from 2014 _ when? we need to recognise the lesson from 2014 and _ when? we need to recognise the lesson from 2014 and move i when? we need to recognise thej lesson from 2014 and move away when? we need to recognise the i lesson from 2014 and move away from the reliance on russian hydrocarbon and we will be pursuing policies to that end. i and we will be pursuing policies to that end. _, ., ., and we will be pursuing policies to that end. .., ., ., , that end. i congratulate my honourable _ that end. i congratulate my honourable friend - that end. i congratulate my honourable friend and i that end. i congratulate my honourable friend and the i that end. i congratulate my i honourable friend and the defence secretary for their brilliant work in this difficult time. mr putin is a bully and bully only recognise one thing, military force. if we are to fight for the freedom that we claim to hold so dear, we've got to pay to defend it. well my honourable friend back to the eu and nate in particular and say we've got to raise our spending budgets to at least 3%. more planes, ships, more men to deter warfrom happening. is men to deter war from happening. is completely right and the british

government is continually exalting our european friends to go past the 2% threshold. it would be great to get it up to 2% never mind 3%.l get it up to 2% never mind 3%.i thank the prime minister for get it up to 2% never mind 3%.l thank the prime minister for his statement and sanctions against the named individuals but the regulations referred to which will be discussed later on today will only be effective if there is political will to implement them. under part four of the regulations, any involved in obtaining benefit from the government of russia, the honourable memberfor from the government of russia, the honourable member for dundee from the government of russia, the honourable memberfor dundee east raised the issue, and it's a fact, that oligarchs are operating in this country with property and are supporting the russian government both financially and politically so well we bring sanctions against those individuals?—

well we bring sanctions against those individuals? what we will be doinu is those individuals? what we will be doing is targeting _ those individuals? what we will be doing is targeting any _ those individuals? what we will be doing is targeting any individual i those individuals? what we will be doing is targeting any individual or\ doing is targeting any individual or company of strategic importance to russia. l company of strategic importance to russia. . , . ., , russia. i warmly welcome my honourable _ russia. i warmly welcome my honourable friend's _ russia. i warmly welcome my| honourable friend's statement russia. i warmly welcome my - honourable friend's statement and i commend the west for seeing through the orwellian double speak of putin and his cronies. i agree with my honourable friend with regard to a staged approach to sanctions but now that we have an incursion into donetsk and lohan ——, should we not demand a withdrawal and failure to do so would mean action as a consequence?— do so would mean action as a consequence? do so would mean action as a conseauence? , ., , ., consequence? there should be an immediate — consequence? there should be an immediate withdrawal _ consequence? there should be an immediate withdrawal by - consequence? there should be an immediate withdrawal by russia l wish i could be confident that will happen. i am afraid all the omens

are pointing in the opposite direction and i think the house will need to consider a much bigger package of sanctions and further measures of all kinds. the polish government _ measures of all kinds. the polish government has _ measures of all kinds. the polish government has said _ measures of all kinds. the polish government has said it _ measures of all kinds. the polish government has said it must - measures of all kinds. the polish government has said it must be i government has said it must be prepared to accept up to i million refugees displaced by conflict or fleeing persecution yet last week when asked about accepting ukrainian refugees, the foreign secretary said, "we cannot make any commitments about any refugees at this stage. " amid conflict we must always put support for people first so will the government today commit to accepting all ukrainian refugees who wish to come to the uk and also those persecuted in russia for their resistance to war and putin's regime? resistance to war and putin's reuime? ~ . �* ., , , regime? what we're doing is helping countries that _ regime? what we're doing is helping countries that are _ regime? what we're doing is helping countries that are directly _ countries that are directly vulnerable to an exodus of refugees

from ukraine. we put another 1000 troops on standby in this country will continue to do what it has always done and receive those who are fleeing in fear of persecution, that's what we will do. i are fleeing in fear of persecution, that's what we will do.— that's what we will do. i strongly su ort that's what we will do. i strongly support the _ that's what we will do. i strongly support the robust _ that's what we will do. i strongly support the robust approach - that's what we will do. i strongly i support the robust approach taken that's what we will do. i strongly - support the robust approach taken by my honourable friend which indeed he took us foreign secretary but putin will have predicted and discounted western sanctions long ago so does he agree that if we are not to be behind in the diplomatic chess game, we need to do some things he is not expecting? firstly, a sustained increase in western defence capability and spending and secondly a sustained reduction in the ability of the russian state to finance its own armed forces with economic and financial sanctions that don't last just until the next government decides to have a reset, but if necessary for as long as this dangerous man remains president of

russia. ~ �* , ., '::f dangerous man remains president of russia. ~ �* , .'::f . russia. we've seen a 10% increase in defence spending _ russia. we've seen a 1096 increase in defence spending in _ russia. we've seen a 1096 increase in defence spending in this _ russia. we've seen a 1096 increase in defence spending in this country. - russia. we've seen a 1096 increase in defence spending in this country. we j defence spending in this country. we will sustain that increase in defence spending and he's absolutely right about the financing of putin's armed forces and the tragedy is they have been financed from the proceeds of the sale of russian oil and gas to western european nations and that's what's got to end. it is vital to stand in solidarity with ukraine in the face of outrageous russian aggression with robust far—reaching sanctions and by closing down london's money—laundering machine. sanctions on banks and oligarchs does not go anywhere near enough but with that we must also recognise the extent of russian meddling in our own politics so well the prime minister stop study is the ignoring the russia report which found credible evidence of attempts to interfere with the uk election process, will he commit to

an independent and comprehensive