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HANSARDUkraineThe Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee gives the right context of the debate, as I remember it, at that time. Ukrainians have defended their homeland with…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI entirely agree. From the beginning, this House has stood united in support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and against Putin’s aggression, so I welcome the news of additional…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI am not making a political point. This is a great country that typically does not follow the European Union or America but leads them. That is my point.15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI entirely understand why the former Prime Minister raises that issue. She will know, too, that there is deep reflection on Capitol Hill and in Washington on what happened at that…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThree weeks ago, the world was changed forever. Vladimir Putin’s barbaric invasion marked the start of a crime of aggression against the Ukrainian people, but it was also the…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe right hon. Gentleman is right, and I will certainly return to the issue of dirty money as I continue my speech.15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe right hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point, and I refer him to Hansard because nothing I have said is incorrect. I will reflect on his point.15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy hon. Friend makes a good point about the historical enforcement of sanctions in this country, and of course the Opposition will stand ready to assist the Government if and…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineThe hon. Gentleman is completely right. After Georgia in 2008, after Crimea, after Donbas and after Syria, there is now deep reflection in the western community on what we could…15 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsTwo weeks into this awful war, Ukraine has suffered terribly but stands defiant. Putin is isolated, his economy is in freefall and his actions are condemned around the world. We…08 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsThe world watched Putin’s premeditated stalking of Ukraine. We saw the lies, the false diplomacy and the manufactured grievances, and then we witnessed the destructive invasion of…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaThis has been a very good debate to be part of this afternoon. Martin Luther King once said: “Those who love peace must learn to organise as effectively as those who love war.”…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI suspect this is going to be a long fight, and the short-termism that has sometimes been a problem in the west and in democracies has to end. Corrupt Russian money is finally…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement, and for the briefing that she continues to give me on Privy Council terms. We have all been inspired by the…28 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceThe hon. Gentleman makes the list more comprehensive and he is exactly right. Enough is now enough. Putin has invaded Ukraine, a sovereign state and a friend and partner of the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. Over two thirds of our economy is the service sector. The consultants, lawyers and accountants are absolutely a part of the process of dirty…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We note, do we not, individuals who are the target of sanctions in Europe and who have been the target of sanctions in the United States since…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy hon. Friend is right. We cannot have one tier for the elite and another tier for everybody else. That is the problem and it should have been dealt with years ago.23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI have to say to my hon. Friend that it is challenging all our consciousness when the Government say they are not happy and the Minister says he is not happy and nothing happens.…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceMy hon. Friend mentions £100 billion a year: money that could have been spent on schools, money that could have been spent on hospitals, money that could have been spent on our…23 Feb 2022