The United Kingdom will unveil a significant package of sanctions against Russia on Monday, which marks three years since the start of the war in Ukraine, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Sunday.’This is also the time to turn the screws on Putin's Russia. Tomorrow, I plan to announce the largest package of sanctions against Russia since the early days of the war eroding their military machine and reducing revenues fuelling the fires of destruction in Ukraine,’ he said.A new package of sanctions, which includes a ban on imports of Russian aluminum, is expected to be adopted by the European Union on Monday.’This is a critical moment in the history of Ukraine, Britain and all of Europe… Now is the time for Europe to double down on our support for Ukraine,’ said Lammy.Lammy reiterated UK's military backing, which includes a pledge to provide 3 billion pounds annually to Kyiv and ‘being ready and willing to provide UK troops as part of peacekeeping forces if necessary’.’We will work with the US and European partners to achieve a sustainable, just peace, and in doing so, remaining clear that there can be nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,’ Lammy added.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to head to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, who has recently ramped up his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
