Meeting of the Parliament 26 February 2026 [Draft]
Four years of war—it is impossible for us to imagine. Four years of fear, misery and death. Four years of civilians listening for the sound of drones overhead, ordinary Ukrainians being trapped in a state of horror and hundreds of thousands of ordinary men being sent to the front, never to return home. There are so many statistics, but the cruellest of all is that more than 700 children have been killed.
This is a war between good and evil, and a war of freedom, decency and democracy against the dark forces of tyranny. For four years, the British people and their military have stood with the people of Ukraine, and our support must remain resolute.
I pray that Putin’s war will not reach a fifth bloody anniversary and that, when it ends—as end it must—he will pay the price for his crimes. [Applause.]