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Lord Owen is among a cross-party group of senior UK politicians demanding a special tribunal to investigate Russia for a “crime of aggression” against Ukraine. The move is designed to “show Vladimir Putin and his generals that they will be held to account.”
“In a joint statement shared with the Observer, figures including the Labour leader Keir Starmer, the former Nato secretary general George Robertson, the former foreign secretary …
Lord Owen speaks on the crisis in the Ukraine in the UK’s House of Lords Debate on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Wednesday 18 May 2022. Lord Owen highlights the “very clear need throughout the allied world for unity” and the significance of NATO.
Lord Owen discusses his book Riddle, Mystery and Enigma: Two hundred years of British – Russian Relations with political observer Will Barber Taylor on the ‘Debated’ podcast. The conversations ranges from George Canning’s time as Foreign Secretary; to Britain, Russia and the Great Game; the impact of communism on 20th century politics; the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and Britain’s recent decision to send migrants to Rwanda.
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Lord Owen writing in the April 2022 issue of The Critic.
“The Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the folly of proposals for a European army.”
“…. no leader of Russia … has shown the same readiness to use nuclear weapons (or) made it clearer that he wishes to regain territory lost from the USSR since the fall of the Berlin Wall.”
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“NATO has to walk this very fine edge… we don’t intend to let anyone use this Ukraine issue as a start to World War Three.”
Lord Owen interviewed on UK’s GBNews, 15 March 2022.
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Lord David Owen, former Foreign Secretary on why he thinks Ukraine is Vladimir Putin’s undoing; how the Russian President’s approach has radically changed since he first took power; and fears about nuclear threats.
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From ‘Choppers Politics’: the weekly politics podcast of the UK’s Telegraph newspaper, presented by Christopher ‘Chopper’ Hope, associate editor. Released 04 March 22.
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The dictator’s untrammelled influence has given him delusions of righteousness, Our democratic world must challenge him or be crushed.
Lord Owen and Professor Ian Roberston write in UK’s Sunday Times, Sunday 27 February 2022
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“….power is as potent a brain-changer as any drug and Putin is in a dangerous mental state because of this. His religiosity and sense of spiritual mission, combined with his blunted …
Lord Owen addressed the UK’s House of Lords about the unfolding invasion of Ukraine by Russia. 25 February 2022.
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