US secretary Antony Blinken begins by saying the US and UK are in “lockstep” when it comes to ensuring that Vladimir Putin’s aggression is defeated.
He says they are “determined to ensure Ukraine continues to stand strongly on its own feet”.
“Our NATO meetings made very clear there remains unwavering support for Ukraine across our alliance and indeed well beyond it,” he says.
Mr Blinken says there is a “very clear choice” in front of the alliance.
He says: “Are we going to ensure that Putin’s aggression against Ukraine remains a failure? Or will Putin prove that he can, as he believes, outlast us?”
Putin holds talks with Iranian president
Vladimir Putin has been hosting Iran’s president as part of a round of Middle East diplomacy that also included visits to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in efforts to raise Moscow’s profile as a power broker in the region.
Welcoming Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the start of their talks in Moscow today, Mr Putin said it was “very important” for the pair to exchange views of the situation in the region.
Mr Putin’s meeting with Mr Raisi follows their talks in Tehran in July 2022, where the Russian leader received strong support for his action in Ukraine.
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