Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the war could “end today if Putin stopped being aggressive”.
In a round of interviews with regional BBC journalists the PM was asked if the UK is “at war” with Russia over its conflict with Ukraine.
Starmer replied: “No, we’re not at war, but Ukraine certainly is, because Ukraine has been invaded by Russia, and that war has now been going on for just over 1,000 days.
“That’s 1,000 days of aggression from Russia and 1,000 days of sacrifice for Ukraine, and that is why we’ve said consistently that we stand by Ukraine. We cannot allow Putin to win this war.”