Truss: Russia must leave Ukraine and pay ‘recompense’ to resume diplomacy

PM uses first foreign trip to rally UN allies to keep up the pressure on Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin must leave Ukraine and pay proper recompense" for his invasion through financial reparations before he can ever return to the international fold, Liz Truss has warned.

The prime minister used her first foreign trip to rally UN allies to keep up the pressure on Russia, with government sources insisting pulling out of Ukraine was a red line' for any resumption of diplomatic relations.