Richard Holden MP and His Fellow North East MPs Show Unity Amidst President Zelenskyy's Speech.
Richard comments:
"Today, I joined Paul Howell MP for Sedgefield, Jill Mortimer - MP for Hartlepool, Dehenna Davison MP, Peter Gibson MP in the grounds of the UK House of Commons to signal the unity between the County Durham MPs and the Ukrainian people in the face the aggression of Putin’s regime.
"We met shortly before the historic and unprecedented virtual address from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who updated the House of Commons on the Russian invasion of .
"President Zelesnkyy made clear that Britain was at the forefront of Ukraine’s defence having supported them with training and lethal arms for years. The fact that he chose to address the British Parliament speaks volumes about the regard with which Britain is held by the Ukrainian people and Government.
"With sanctions tightening and Russia now banned from the SWIFT payments system, many nations air space being closed to Russian planes and major economic sanctions hitting the Russian economy and the oligarchs around Putin hard as well as British defensive weapons helping Ukrainian forces slow the Russian advance.
"We are all united in condemnation of Russia’s unprovoked attack on a sovereign country.
"Best wishes and Slava Ukraini!"