The invasion of Ukraine by Putin and Russian forces is not only a human tragedy caused by a desperate move by a desperate man, it has at last made Western and European democracies come together against a tyrant and totalitarian rulers such as Putin.
It should remind everyone in the UK that being truly European and in the EU is valued by many millions of people and their governments. It reminds us why World War II was fought, the freedoms and liberties won and why the UK should be at the heart of Europe working with our closet neighbours to protect these values while remembering that being in the EU is essentially ‘a peace project.’
