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HANSARDUkraineMy right hon. Friend makes a powerful point, and we should be true to our values. The Prime Minister was very clear at Munich that the point my right hon. Friend raises is…21 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend has often campaigned on the size of the Army. First and foremost, we have to recognise that modernisation is an important aspect of making sure that our armed…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Prime Minister supported and delivered the biggest increase in defence spending since the cold war. The purpose of that extra £24 billion was to modernise our armed forces,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to do so.21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI am grateful to the right hon. Member. First, let me make it clear that, as he knows, lots of sanctions are already in place, so these are additional sanctions on top of the raft…21 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI cannot say right now, but I can say that it is about readiness: we must be ready because we never know where the threat comes from.21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI am in constant contact with my counterpart in Ukraine—we talk regularly—and the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have been incredibly supportive. We are currently at the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityMay I, too, welcome the Speaker of the House of Representatives—it was a delight to sit next to her at the G7 Speakers conference—and also Congressman Adam Smith, the Chair of the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityDiplomacy is, we feel, the only way out of this crisis. We are working through NATO and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, but Russia must uphold the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Government have taken the position, as has NATO, that this is about deterrence and diplomacy, and deterrence does involve upholding the shoring up of NATO members with…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityI am grateful to my hon. Friend. The ICC obviously only has effect on the many members who are signed up to the treaties, and not every state is; the United Kingdom is, however. I…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Defence Command Paper published last year set out plans to establish, and grow to a significant size, the National Cyber Force, the UK’s offensive cyber-capability that will…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityMy hon. Friend makes the important point that we have stood by our friends in Ukraine and, alongside the United States and other countries such as Canada and some of the Baltic…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityOver the last few years we have been actively engaged in helping Ukraine both internally and externally across its whole government. Indeed, when I was Security Minister we were…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkrainePresident Putin’s publicly stated view is that by potentially dealing with Ukraine, or preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, he is in fact saving us all from a future war; he…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityOur armed forces right now are providing support in covid, in the channel, in eastern Europe, and in Ukraine and elsewhere. We are currently running at about 78,000 for the…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThe President of the United States made it very clear that he will stop Nord Stream 2. I listened to that press conference, like everyone else. As for the raft of sanctions that…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityI regret to say there was absolutely not a silver of difference between the President and General Gerasimov and Minister Shoigu when I met them a few weeks ago; they are some of…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI have been very consistent on this. Like the hon. Gentleman, a number of colleagues on the Government Front Bench, and indeed some on the hon. Gentleman’s side of the House, were…21 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Territorial IntegrityI fully agree with my right hon. Friend that Ukraine is part of Europe; Ukrainians consider themselves European, and it is absolutely the case that the ripples of anything that…21 Feb 2022