Liz Truss joins Johnson in calling for jets to be sent to Ukraine
In her speech to MPs in the House of Commons, Ms Truss said "we need to do all we can to make sure Ukraine wins this war as soon as possible".
Now a backbench Conservative MP, Ms Truss was foreign secretary when President Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine almost a year ago.She described news of the invasion, delivered to her by a private secretary at 03:30 in the morning, as "devastating" but "not unexpected" given Western intelligence about Russia's plans.
Sat by her side during a general debate on Ukraine was Simon Clarke, one of the cabinet ministers in her short-lived government.Ms Truss's speech followed that of Mr Johnson, who repeated his call for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine.
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