Putin, by invading Ukraine is imposing misery in Ukraine, to his own people, and economic and physical hardship on the rest of the world. His actions are completely illegal under international law, using military aggression on a sovereign, democratic nation, playing 19th-century grand empire politics in the 21st-century world when we have far more sophisticated ways to carry out international relations. 

We need to supply and continue to re-supply Ukraine forces with the equipment they need to defend themselves for as long as necessary. We need hard economic sanctions in line with our Western allies, to target the vast personal wealth of Putin and his allies. Individuals and businesses will be hit, but I believe harsh sanctions now will have the greatest impact. We must go further, I have called for emergency legislation to go through Parliament to deal with sovereign debt and the dollar exchange. We should immediately put a stop to certain Russian bank transactions, suspending the SWIFT payment system. 

We are here for our Ukrainian friends, and we must continue to keep in communication with President Zelensky, who has acted admirably and calmly led his nation so far in this crisis.