Britain and its Western allies will increase economic pressure on Russia and are looking to see what else can be done to stop President Vladimir Putin from accessing its gold reserves, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday. (23).
Ahead of the extraordinary NATO summit in Brussels, Johnson told LBC Radio that Putin had already crossed a red line and that he should appear before the International Criminal Court.
“We need to do more,” he said. “And then we need to do it more economically. Can we do more to stop him from using his gold reserves, for example, in addition to his cash reserves?”
“The more pressure we apply now, particularly on things like gold, I believe the more we can shorten the war.”
NATO member countries are expected to prepare new economic sanctions on Russia, its rulers and citizens close to the Putin government.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on European countries to join in this economic pressure, as well as urging companies to “stop sponsoring the Russian war machine.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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