The Latest Breaking News from Liz Truss

Boris Johnson calls on Russians to reject Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

Britain will press for tougher sanctions after President Zelensky accuses Russian forces of committing war crimes.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Government cancels LGBT+ conference after backlash over conversion therapy U-turn

Over 100 LGBT+ organisations and HIV charities pulled out of event

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

UK and EU on collision course as Brussels fails to set ‘clear timetable’ to boycott Russian gas

Liz Truss to confront G7 foreign ministers after EU’s latest sanctions package fails to mention ending imports

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Government’s LGBT+ business adviser quits over U-turn on trans conversion therapy

Iain Anderson accuses government of attempting to wage ‘woke war’ on community

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Labour calls for Russian ambassador to be expelled after Bucha atrocities

Shadow foreign secretary condemns ‘sickening actions committed by Vladimir Putin and his cronies in Ukraine’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Zelenskiy says now is the ‘crucial moment’ for western leaders to impose further sanctions – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 41 of the Russian invasion

Zelenskiy calls for Nuremberg-style trials in address to UN security council; landmine danger in Bucha; EU proposes new sanctions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Mass killings in Bucha ‘just tip of the iceberg,’ Ukraine warns

Ukraine is calling on West increased sanctions, saying ‘half measures are not enough anymore’

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Truss calls for tough approach with Russia as Ukraine demands weapon resupply

The Foreign Secretary said the West needs to strengthen Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table by helping Kyiv defeat Russian troops.

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Russia must be hit with maximum level of sanctions, says Liz Truss

Ms Truss hit out at the “butchery” and cited evidence of rape and indiscriminate killing of civilians in Ukraine

Manchester Evening News · Apr 4, 2022