UK tells Putin: You’re a slave-owning mafia boss - POLITICO
Sep 25, 2024 · David Lammy, the U.K.’s foreign secretary, took aim at the Russian president during the New York gathering Tuesday, telling Russia’s representative: “We know who you are.” Lammy invoked the legacy of slavery to take aim at Putin’s conduct in the invasion of Ukraine, and accused the Russian government of running “roughshod over ...
David Lammy Has Compared Vladimir Putin To A Mafia Boss …
Sep 25, 2024 · David Lammy has compared Vladimir Putin to a mafia boss over his invasion of Ukraine. In a direct message to the Russian president, the foreign secretary declared: “We know who you are.”
"Putin's invasion of Ukraine is in his interest alone - GOV.UK
Sep 24, 2024 · Statement by Foreign Secretary David Lammy at the UN Security Council meeting on the maintenance of peace and security in Ukraine. President Zelenskyy, the UK commends you not only for standing...
David Lammy Unleashes On Vladimir Putin in Remarkable UN …
Sep 26, 2024 · In admirably concise and direct terms, Lammy accused Russia of tearing up the UN Charter, and Putin of presiding over a “mafia state”, which he aimed to expand into a mafia empire, “built on corruption”.
‘We will never let up’ over Ukraine, Lammy tells Russia
Nov 19, 2024 · David Lammy warned that faith in international law may “never return” unless Vladimir Putin fails as he attended a UN Security Council session on Monday.
David Lammy: Trump doesn’t want Putin to win - New Statesman
Nov 20, 2024 · Trump, I reminded the Foreign Secretary, had praised Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion as “genius” and repeatedly hailed his leadership. But Lammy, 52, is not troubled by the president-elect’s comments: “I’ve been a politician for 25 years and I understand the different philosophies at play.
UK foreign minister Lammy plays down Putin threats - Voice of …
Sep 15, 2024 · U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "bluster" Sunday over his warning that letting Ukraine use long-range weapons to strike inside Russia would...
David Lammy says Russia's actions 'tear up UN charter' - Sky News
Sep 24, 2024 · UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy addresses Vladimir Putin directly at the UN general assembly. He says Putin has a "mafia state" that is "built on lies".
UK foreign minister Lammy plays down Putin threats
Sep 15, 2024 · London (AFP) – UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "bluster" Sunday over his warning that letting Ukraine use long-range weapons to strike inside Russia...
Lammy declares ‘post Cold War peace is well and truly over’ as he …
Jan 9, 2025 · David Lammy has declared that the hard-won “post Cold War peace is well and truly over” as he used his first major speech of 2025 to take aim at Vladimir Putin. Speaking in the Locano room in the Foreign Office on Thursday, the foreign secretary said that Russian aggression had ripped up the established world order from the 1990s.