Damning report by Lords committee finds Foreign Office expertise relating to Russia has diminished significantlyThe UK is guilty of sleepwalking into the crisis in Ukraine and has not been as active or visible as it should, according to a damning report into the British and European approach to the crisis by the main Lords committee on foreign affairs.The report – the fullest evaluation of the Ukraine crisis to emerge from parliament – also finds that expertise within the Foreign Office towards Russia has diminished significantly, and according to the committee chairman, Lord Tugendhat, “led to a catastrophic misreading of the …read more
Source: The Guardian
