Vladimir Putin has achieved 'none of his objectives', says Lord Ricketts

Former national security adviser, Lord Peter Ricketts, says that Vladimir Putin has 'achieved none of his objectives' in the Ukraine war. He adds: "In the big picture, Russia has in an important sense already lost and Ukraine is now going to be a pro-western democratic country for the long term". Ukraine is marking its Independence Day today, with King Charles and other world leaders sending messages of support to President Zelenskyy to commemorate 34 years since the nation declared independence from the Soviet Union. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/trump-zelenskyy-putin-ukraine-latest-live-updates-12541713 #ukraine #russia #independence #war #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales