UK Must Be Prepared for Ukraine War to Last ‘A Very Long Time’: Minister

UK Must Be Prepared for Ukraine War to Last ‘A Very Long Time’: Minister
Emergency personnel work near a building damaged after a military strike, in Odesa, Ukraine, in this handout image released May 9, 2022. State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters
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The war in Ukraine may last a “very long time” and the UK must be prepared for that, a British defence minister has said.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans Leo Docherty made the comment in the House of Commons on May 11 after Conservative MP James Sunderland asked him about “policy resilience.”