Ben Wallace, defence minister, says there could be ‘indiscriminate bombing of cities and propelling forward of soldiers’Ben Wallace distances himself from Truss comments on UK volunteers for UkraineRussia-Ukraine crisis: live newsLabour is calling for a wholesale ban on Russia taking part in international sporting and cultural events. Lucy Powell, the shadow culture secretary, said:The international response to Putin’s aggression must include exclusion from sporting and cultural events. From participation in the forthcoming World Cup to the touring Russian Ballet Company, the international response should be swift and categoric.Putin has turned Russia into a pariah state, and sporting and cultural governing bodies should take strong action to recognise this fact, led by governments.The Russian-Israeli billionaire has come under pressure to speak out following the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s forces.There have been calls in parliament for him to face sanctions as a major oligarch “with links to the Russian state”. Continue reading…
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Labour is calling for a wholesale ban on Russia taking part in international sporting and cultural events. Lucy Powell, the shadow culture secretary, said:
The international response to Putin’s aggression must include exclusion from sporting and cultural events. From participation in the forthcoming World Cup to the touring Russian Ballet Company, the international response should be swift and categoric.
Putin has turned Russia into a pariah state, and sporting and cultural governing bodies should take strong action to recognise this fact, led by governments.
The Russian-Israeli billionaire has come under pressure to speak out following the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s forces.
There have been calls in parliament for him to face sanctions as a major oligarch “with links to the Russian state”.