# Green Party backlash as members push to end support for Ukraine as leading activist behind amendment says President Zelenskyy is a ‘sacrificial partner’ in ‘NATO’s war’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/green-party-backlash-as-members-push-to-end-support-for-ukraine-as-leading-activist-behind-amendment-says-president-zelenskyy-is-a-sacrificial-partner-in-natos-war/
- Published: 2026-09-11T10:12:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-11T10:19:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16121565/Green-Party-backlash-members-push-end-support-Ukraine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, Europe, Geopolitics, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Green activists table amendment to cut Ukraine military aid support
- Amendment calls Ukraine a "sacrificial partner" in "NATO's war"
- Tory and Labour figures condemn move as echoing Kremlin narratives

## Summary

The Green Party is facing internal turmoil after more than a dozen members and activists tabled an amendment to strip a conference motion of its call to increase military aid to Ukraine, replacing it with language urging a negotiated settlement and a "departure from militarised responses." The amendment, put forward by activist Ashley Tubb, describes the conflict as "NATO's war" and casts Ukraine as a "sacrificial partner" exploited by both NATO and Russia, prompting sharp condemnation from politicians across the political spectrum who accused the party of echoing Kremlin talking points.

The amendment has secured backing from 14 Green members, including national council member Paul Ingram and five former party candidates, and is due to be debated at the party's annual conference in Brighton. Tubb also claimed President Zelenskyy had bowed to "massive pressure from NATO members" in supporting the war effort. Conservative figure Dame Priti Patel branded the Green Party "a danger to national security," while Labour MPs Luke Akehurst and Phil Brickell called the move "morally bankrupt" and "grotesque," arguing it undermines the military support keeping Ukrainians safe. A Green Party spokesman said the party's policy is decided democratically by its members.

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