British PM’s candidate vows to lead the West in response to Russia’s offensive in Ukraine

247 – “As prime minister, I will seek to lead the West’s response to this brutal aggression and make sure that our Ukrainian friends finally get their freedom,” Penny Mordaunt said in an article published in The Telegraph on Saturday, referring to the fighting. to Russia after the country ruled by Vladimir Putin launched a special military operation in Ukraine.

Emphasizing that she will continue to support Ukraine, the minister called these efforts “one of Boris Johnson’s greatest legacy”. Mordaunt also said that he would double his cooperation with the United States and the European Union to provide coordinated military assistance to Kyiv, Sputnik reports.

The candidate made further commitments related to Ukraine, such as intensifying the training of Ukrainian soldiers, forming a task force to clear mines from the waters of the Black Sea, as well as strengthening information operations in order to “improve Ukraine’s domestic resilience”.

Mordaunt stressed, however, that the UK “did not seek confrontation with Russia” and pointed the finger at Moscow, blaming it for the current crisis.

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Russia began its special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, after the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics requested assistance against Ukrainian forces. In response to the Russian operation, Western countries launched a comprehensive campaign of sanctions against Moscow, supplying Ukraine with weapons.

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