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Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK General Valerii Zaluzhnyi speaking during the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, September 22, 2024
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LABOUR cheered continued war today as conference delegates gave an ovation to Ukrainian ambassador to London General Valerii Zaluzhnyi.
The general, a former commander of Ukrainian armed forces, thanked the government for its support in the continuing conflict with Russia and asserted Ukraine’s right to strike at targets within the country.
Britain has been pressing for the Ukrainians to be allowed to fire British-made missiles into Russia, but the White House has yet to give the vital go-ahead.
While 69 per cent of Ukrainians want negotiated peace, Western leaders are cynically prolonging the war for their own strategic and economic goals, to the immense detriment of Ukraine and Europe, write BOB ORAM and MAGGIE SIMPSON
Washington plays innocent bystander while pouring weapons and intelligence into Ukraine, just as it enables the Gaza genocide — but every US escalation leaves Ukraine weaker than the neutrality deal rejected in 2022, argue MEDEA BENJAMIN and NICOLAS JS DAVIES
