Europe

Home page

Europe

Liz Truss calls for continued support for Ukraine in her final speech-VIDEO

25 October 2022 13:37 (UTC +04:00)

Liz Truss ended her final speech as Prime Minister with a call for continued support for Ukraine, APA's Britain bureau reports.

“We must be able to outcompete autocratic regimes where power lies in the hands of the few,” Truss said. “And now more than ever we must support Ukraine in their brave fight against Putin’s aggression.”

“Ukraine must prevail, and we must continue to strengthen our nation’s defences.”

“That’s what I have been striving to achieve, and I wish Rishi Sunak every success for the good of our country,” she said, in a brief mention of her successor.”

Truss said she is looking forward to spending more time in her constituency.

And she concluded: “Our country continues to battle through a storm, but I believe in Britain, I believe in the British people, and I know that brighter days lie ahead.”