Russia won't stop if it wins war in Ukraine - US Ambassador to UK

Russia won't stop if it wins the war in Ukraine, the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Jane Hartley, told Sky News.

"I was ambassador [to France and Monaco] in 2014, and I saw what happened in Crimea. I don't know why anybody would say, 'Oh, this is it for Russia',” she said.

"Democracy, I think, is at stake. So, we need to support Ukraine," the diplomat added.

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Hartley is "optimistic" that the US will release more funding for Ukraine, adding that "anybody who thinks that Russia may stop after this – I think is wrong".

"We want to do everything we can to make sure Ukraine is still a strong democracy and that Russia loses this war," she said.

Russian cannot and should not win the war against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said during a speech on March 15.

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For peace to come to Ukraine, the West "must not be weak" and should "boldly state that we are ready to use means to achieve our goal - so that Russia does not win."

He added that "all options are possible," including French troops on the ground in Ukraine.

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