Lord Inglewood The chair of an enterprise group has spoken on the war in Ukraine.
Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership Chair Lord Inglewood condemned the actions of the Russian Government as a blatant, unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation.
He said: “What we are witnessing in Ukraine are scenes that we hoped we’d never see again on the continent of Europe, or anywhere else on the globe.
“Vladimir Putin, an amoral despot, has shown that he is prepared to use barbaric tactics and will stop at nothing against innocent civilians in defence of entirely spurious claims of threats to Russia.
“It is vital that the whole international community remains solid and steadfast in condemnation of Putin’s tactics and united in application of the most robust economic sanctions available to us.
"These will inevitably impact on Cumbrian businesses, which I am sure will play their part.
“We stand in solidarity with the Government and people of Ukraine and with the Ukrainian community here in Cumbria, who need our support too.
“I also hope that Governments across Europe and beyond will work together to mitigate as far as possible the effects of the unfolding humanitarian crisis as the numbers of refugees fleeing Ukraine continue to rise.” Cumbria is crowned the capital of quad bike thefts Construction firm lands the new University of Cumbria campus contract
