President Vladimir Zelensky urged British MPs to do more to help the Ukrainian war in a historic

address of the House of Commons this week that channeled so Winston Churchill.

We will not give up and we will not lose. We will fight till the end at sea in the air.

We will continue fighting for our land whatever the cost. We will fight in the forests,

in the fields, on the shores, in the streets.

Welcome to Paine's Politics, your insider guide to what's happening in British politics

from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Paine. This week we'll be examining Britain's response

to the war in Ukraine and ask, is it doing enough? Is the UK welcoming enough refugees?

Are we sanctioning enough oligarchs and moving quickly to stem their influence in London?

Political and diplomatic correspondent Laura Hughes will explore with our chief political commentator

Robert Trimsley. And later we'll dive into writing concerns about cost of living in the UK

and the crisis that will be heightened by the war in Ukraine. Is Britain ready to transition

away from Russian energy supplies and what will replace them and will the treasury be forced to do

more to protect consumers from fuel poverty? Chief political correspondent Jim Picard will discuss

with the economic editor Chris Giles. Thank you all very much for coming on the pod.

The war in Ukraine has entered its third week with no sign of Russian bombing campaign of

major cities letting up. The humanitarian disaster is growing with millions of Ukrainians displaced

and seeking shelter elsewhere in Europe. The EU's response has been to waive all visa

requirements and allow Ukrainians to stay for an indefinite period. But the UK has been lagging

behind with bureaucratic checks mean barely 1,000 visas have been issued since the war began,

compared what is thought to be a tide of 2 million refugees fleeing Ukraine.

Yet despite privately expressing frustration at the situation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson publicly

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