UK Foreign Sec On Ukraine: "We Need All Of Our Allies To Step Up"

Speaking in the House of Commons, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirms that she will travel to Ukraine next week for talks with gov't officials on the security situation vis-a-vis Russia.

• When asked a question on Germany's refusal to allow UK military flights carrying defensive weaponry to Ukraine into its airspace, Truss states that "We do need all of our allies to step up".
• Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy calls for "cutting Russia out of the global financial system, blocking ruble conversion and halting export of semi-conductors and clamping down on London oligarchs". Truss states agreement but not on specifics.
• UK has emerged as most vocal Russia hawk in Europe over the course of the ratcheting up of tensions. There remains the prospect of Western gov'ts falling out over the scale of sanctions to be placed on Russia in the event of an incursion into Ukrainian territory.