Excerpts from her speech to com:
- will say it is time to end “strategic dependence” on hostile and authoritarian states, including a departure from using Russian energy.
- will also argue that allies must strengthen deterrence by spending more on defence and Nato, warning that the “era of complacency is over”.
- will add: “The invasion of Ukraine is a paradigm shift on the scale of 9/11
- “How we respond today will set the pattern for this new era.
more to come
Truss in a more peaceful time: