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HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments. I recognise that 14 tanks will not change the course of history, but it is also about trying to be a force multiplier. If we…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateFirst, the good thing about the Challenger 3 supply chain is that we are doing the work in Stockport and Telford, and I am delighted that we are also doing the Boxers near there.…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateI or my officials will be delighted to meet my hon. Friend. He will have noticed that in the statement, I announced £28 million for minefield breaching and bridging…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateYes, those supplies will become even more important and I will do everything I can to stimulate more of them. If right hon. and hon. Members have companies in their constituency…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateYes, we are committed to that. Today, I also announced more high velocity and low velocity missiles, both of which are made in Northern Ireland and are doing a fantastic job.16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateYes. First of all, we and the international community are providing generators—I am happy to write to the hon. Lady with the exact numbers—to mitigate the effect of those strikes.…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateI hope that the Russian armed forces recognised over the Christmas break that their best bet is to cut and run or, indeed, to stop and withdraw. I think that is dawning on a…16 Jan 2023HANSARD UkraineI am always happy to speak to my Belarusian counterpart. I have not engaged directly with Belarus—perhaps I should try, and I will. The open source commentary around Gerasimov’s…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. Yes, the international community works collectively, including through the Joint Expeditionary Force. I invited his colleague, the right hon.…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineI think it is unlikely in the short term that Belarus will join, but it has allowed its territory to be used for the launching of weapons systems, and at some stage of Russian…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineWe work with a number of countries to make very clear that that is unacceptable, and where we can we take steps to frustrate that process. Fundamentally, once weapons systems are…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend and I totally agree that it is important that Putin fails in Ukraine, because if he were successful the consequences would be felt right here in the United…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineWe do not need to be in Ukraine to help with our knowledge, and to help to better co-ordinate, explain and train. That is why we have brought nearly 10,000 Ukrainian troops here.…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend has been right for years about the threat posed by Russia, and as Defence Secretary I say he has been right for years about the funding for defence. But I am…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineYes, I will. What is unifying us is the egregious breaches of international humanitarian law and international human rights laws that are going on before our eyes on the continent…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that there is always more that we can do. The international community has put in a lot of generators. I do not have the overall figure,…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineI will not speculate further on the specific types of weapons systems. Obviously we have longer-range, smarter weapons in our stock that could be used should Russia continue to…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineThe United Kingdom and the international community are trying to ensure that, by spring next year, Ukraine has the tools that it needs to do the job of either defending itself or…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineOn the latter point, I am happy to write to the sports Minister to find out that detail, as I am not across that part of the process. The hon. Gentleman is right about brands. If…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineSo far, 201,300 visas have been issued for Ukrainian people in the United Kingdom. That shows the scale of support, and is something to be welcomed. A number of countries,…20 Dec 2022