UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace And Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Say Russia Should Be Pushed Out Of 'The Whole Of Ukraine'

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace And Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Say Russia Should Be Pushed Out Of 'The Whole Of Ukraine' - Including Crimea

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says the UK is 'supporting Ukraine's sovereign integrity... which includes Crimea'

SKY News: Ukraine war: Ben Wallace backs Liz Truss and says Russia should be pushed out of 'the whole of Ukraine' - including Crimea

Both Ms Truss and Mr Wallace's remarks imply that the UK government believes Russian forces must leave not just the territory occupied since the current invasion at the end of February, but also areas they occupied and annexed previously.

Ben Wallace has reinforced Liz Truss' view that Russian forces must be pushed out of "the whole of Ukraine" - and suggested this should include Crimea.

Speaking at an event at Mansion House on Wednesday evening, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Western allies, including the UK, must "double down" and "keep going further and faster" to "push Russia out of the whole of Ukraine".

Asked on Sky News if Ms Truss was referring to Crimea, which was invaded and annexed by Russia back in 2014, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace replied: "Well, the international community believes Russia should leave Ukraine.

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WNU Editor: Both UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace And Foreign Secretary Liz Truss do not understand the region. Case in point. Before the war Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called for the removal of Russian forces from the Rostov region, a region that has been in Russia proper for almost 1,000 years .... Today's Meeting Between UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss And Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Did Not End Well (February 10, 2022).

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