Ukraine deal agreement: any reward for Russian aggression will encourage Putin

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Responding to reports from a US official that Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:

"My hope is that whatever agreement has been reached respects fully Ukraine's sovereignty and red lines - and that European backing has stopped President Zelensky from being bullied by Donald Trump and the Kremlin.

"If Vladimir Putin ends up being rewarded for his aggression in Ukraine, it will only encourage him - and other authoritarians - to go further. The deal must not give Russia any say over the freedom of sovereign states to defend themselves. We cannot let that happen."

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