Sir Desmond Swayne

Sir Desmond Swayne

Conservative — New Forest West

Speaking in the House of Commons on 24 April 2025

Debate

Ukraine War: London Talks

Contribution

I welcome fresh members to the list of those of us who have been sanctioned. Why is President Trump treating Ukraine as the aggressor? Will the Minister remind US negotiators that—together with the United Kingdom—the USA signed the Budapest memorandum, assuring Ukraine of its territorial integrity and independence, when that country sacrificed unilaterally its position as the world’s third largest nuclear-armed power?

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