35. For the Brits there are questions. The first is-where have you been? Brexit has been so all encompassing that HMG has been largely absent from the field on a key security issues to its allies in NATO both across the Channel and across the Atlantic. HMG needs to get engaged.

36. Second, in terms of engagement, HMG can clearly support US sanctions. HMG could also play a significant role in CE Europe and Ukraine, developing a more proactive energy strategy which would undermine the energy leverage game played by Moscow over the last two decades.

37. Thirdly, and finally, as the NS2 debacle undermines the case for EU strategic autonomy, it does open up a greater opportunity for London to work with EU States in developing mechanisms to enhance European security-as Brexit or no, we continue to share the same continent/ End