UK Parliament Proposes Idea of "Economic Ramstein" against Putin

Alicia Kearns, the Conservative MP who is chair of the foreign affairs select committee at the House of Commons in London, has offered what she calls "an economic Ramstein of those fighting for Ukraine’s freedom."

According to The Guardian, Alicia Kearns has responded to a number of figures showing that sanctions have not had as much impact on the Russian economy as Western countries had expected.

"This highly detailed thread gives even more credence to the need for an ‘economic Ramstein’ of those fighting for Ukraine’s freedom. It is clear we have failed to adequately financially suffocate Putin’s war machine, and we must prevent him from being able to fund his attacks on civilians. We can only do that if we mobilise as governments to coordinate economically as well as militarily," she said.

Ramstein is a US military base in Germany, where members of the Defence Contact Group have met on numerous occasions to discuss arms and supplies for the Ukrainian military.

After the 11th Ramstein-format meeting on 21 April, Lloyd Austin, Head of the US Department of Defence, confirmed that in a few weeks, the Ukrainian soldiers would begin training in Germany with US-made M1 Abrams tanks.