Vladimir Putin could deploy “ever more barbaric” tactics to crush Ukrainian resistance, the Deputy Prime Minister warned today.
Dominic Raab said economic sanctions on Russia are “starting to bite”, but admitted Britain and allies need to “bed in and have the strategic stamina for the long haul”.
He added: “I’ve said that we can expect that, after the stuttering start to this campaign, that Putin would resort to ever more barbaric measures as he gets frustrated - and that is the next phase that we all need to be alert to, whether it is the sanctions or the steeling of the capacity and the will of the Ukrainian defence.”
