PM's top security adviser says Europe faces hard winter to keep pressure on Putin
- The UK national security adviser has said Europe must be ready to endure "real hardship" this winter if it is to keep up economic pressure on Russia.
- In rare public remarks, Jonathan Powell told a conference in Kyiv that Europe's strategy of supporting Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Moscow was working.
- Powell said talk of Russian escalation was "not a problem" but a "sign of success" that pressure on President Vladimir Putin was finally paying off - and as such European nations should not take their "foot off the gas".
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- The UK national security adviser has said Europe must be ready to endure "real hardship" this winter if it is to keep up economic pressure on Russia.
- In rare public remarks, Jonathan Powell told a conference in Kyiv that Europe's strategy of supporting Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Moscow was working.
- Powell said talk of Russian escalation was "not a problem" but a "sign of success" that pressure on President Vladimir Putin was finally paying off - and as such European nations should not take their "foot off the gas".
Sources: BBC News