In the Lords

My Lords, I acknowledge that I did not directly answer my noble friend’s question, but that is partly because it is very hard to answer.

My Lords, the UK position has not changed. We have been providing support continuously since the beginning of this grim episode.

On the second point, I am afraid I cannot answer; it is not for me to discuss future policy in relation to sanctions.

I believe that the EU and the UK are completely aligned on this issue.

My Lords, it certainly is the case that Russia, and in particular Vladimir Putin, has used hunger as one of the weapons in his war against

My Lords, alongside our allies and partners, we are supporting Ukraine to defend itself against Russia.

As the noble Lord knows, I will not be able to give him numbers on future spending, but a process is happening in line with the vision set i

I am certainly not going to disagree with the noble Lord.

My Lords, if there were a silver bullet, we would be investing in it and supporting it.

My noble friend makes a very good point.