Ukraine war: Russian sanctions can only be lifted if there is a ceasefire and withdrawal, Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi tells Ridge Read more here:
He also backed Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's stance that sanctions cannot be lifted against Russia until there is a full withdrawal of troops from Ukraine.
Mr Zahawi said:"Absolutely right, I think the Russian illegal invasion has to end and the Russian army has to leave Ukraine, and it's up to the Ukrainian people, they must be very much the ones who decide what that peace looks like.""I think the initial sort of shock and awe of taking the whole of Ukraine has not worked for them.
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