A REPUBLICAN opponent of new United States funding for Ukraine called today for a “negotiated peace” with Russia during a speech at an international security conference.

This comes days before the second anniversary on February 22 of the Russian invasion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US vice-president Kamala Harris and others have advocated passage of the $60 billion (£48bn) in aid at the Munich Security Conference, which coincided with Ukraine withdrawing troops from the eastern city of Avdiivka after months of intense combat.