Davey on Ukraine-Russia: future of Ukrainian and European security should not be decided by Putin and Trump

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Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said that the future of Ukrainian and European security should not be decided in a “locked room” by Putin and Trump. 

It follows on from the US President saying that he will be beginning negotiations with Putin over the future of Ukraine immediately.

Davey added that “we all fear how this could end” and called on the UK and our European allies to “ensure that President Zelensky is not bullied by Trump into giving away sovereign Ukrainian territory”.

Earlier, the Liberal Democrat Leader said to the Prime Minister at PMQs that “if Ukraine is forced to surrender its sovereign territory to Russia, it will be the greatest betrayal of a European ally since Poland in 1945”. He called on Starmer to reassure the House that he would not allow President Zelensky to be “bullied by Trump and Putin into a deal that effectively hands victory to Russia”.

Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

“The future of Ukraine, and European security with it, cannot and should not be decided by Putin and Trump in a locked room - with President Zelensky, the UK and our European allies shut outside. 

“It is of deep concern that Donald Trump has far warmer words for Putin than he does for Ukraine, the UK or any of our allies. 

“We all fear where this could end. The UK and our European allies must ensure that President Zelensky is not bullied by Trump into giving away sovereign Ukrainian territory to Putin.”

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