Addressing the UN General Assembly, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly directly confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of building an empire based on lies, corruption, and disinformation. He highlighted Putin's actions in Africa and condemned his invasion of Ukraine as serving only his own interests.
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Lammy also accused Putin of attempting to build “an empire built on lies”.“When you send mercenaries into African countries, we know who you are.“Your invasion is in your own interests. Yours alone. To expand your mafia state into a mafia empire. An empire built on corruption.“An empire built on lies. Spreading disinformation at home and abroad to sow disorder.
Drawing on the example of his own heritage, he added: “I speak not only as a Briton, as a Londoner, and as a foreign secretary. “I stand here also as a black man whose ancestors were taken in chains from Africa, at the barrel of a gun to be enslaved, whose ancestors rose up and fought in a great rebellion of the enslaved.Putin 'Is Very Much Afraid' After Russians 'Saw He Could Not Defend All His Territory'Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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