The international community should support Ukraine with long-term military and security assurances, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.
The conflict began exactly one year ago, when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
At a virtual meeting with G-7 leaders on Friday, Sunak said the security assurance is necessary “to send a strong message” to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the global support for Ukraine is “enduring,” according to a Downing Street spokesman.
“Discussing the global impact of Russia’s war, the prime minister said the Russian assault on Ukraine wasn’t just a Euro-Atlantic problem, but an attack on universal principles,” the spokesman added….