LAST UPDATE: 08.35 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson today condemned the “horrific developments in Ukraine”, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin “chose the path of bloodshed and destruction by launching this unprovoked attack”. “The United Kingdom and our allies will react decisively,” he said on Twitter, adding that he had spoken […]
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Johnson: Calls on financial sector to impose tougher sanctions on Russia
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for a tougher package of sanctions against Russia during a meeting with representatives of banks and financial institutions, trade unions and British regulators. In particular, Johnson’s request was made clear to regulators and heads of top banks and financial institutions on Wednesday during a meeting on the government’s […]
Boris Johnson: Britain to provide further military support to Ukraine
Britain will offer further military support to Ukraine, including deadly weapons, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “In light of the increasingly threatening behavior by Russia and our previous support, the United Kingdom will soon provide a further package of military assistance to Ukraine. This will include ‘lethal’ assistance in the form of defense weapons and […]
Britain: Sanctions against five Russian banks and three individuals
LAST UPDATE: 15:36 Sanctions against Russian individuals and entities in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognize the independence of the two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, were announced by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Tuesday. The sanctions affect five Russian banks and three large fortunes, […]
Johnson: Immediate harsh sanctions on Russia – We should have been tougher when it annexed Crimea
LAST UPDATE: 12.20 The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a special meeting of the COBRA crisis management council, which he chaired earlier this morning, that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “determined for a large-scale invasion” of Ukraine, according to the BBC. Britain will immediately impose harsh economic sanctions on Russia following Putin’s order to […]
Boris Johnson will announce a ‘big package of sanctions’ in Russia
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a cabinet meeting this morning on the Ukraine crisis, during which a “large package of sanctions” against Moscow is expected to be approved following the recognition of its independence. areas held by pro-Russian separatists by Vladimir Putin, Downing Street said. The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of […]
Britain: Queen Elizabeth, who suffers from coronavirus, will normally have the standard telephone contact with Prime Minister Johnson
Queen Elizabeth is expected to have a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fulfill her other responsibilities online this week, a day after she tested positive for COVID-19. Buckingham Palace announced yesterday that the 95-year-old queen has mild symptoms that resemble a common cold after being tested positive for coronavirus but that she […]
Britain: Boris Johnson to present plans today to lift coronavirus restrictions
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will present today plans to remove the coronavirus restrictions as part of the “coexistence with COVID” strategy that aims to achieve a faster exit from the pandemic than the other major economies worldwide. As Hong Kong builds isolation units and Europe maintains the rules of social distancing and vaccination, […]
MÏ€. Johnson: The West could cut off Russian companies’ access to dollars
LAST UPDATE: 12.29 The United States and Britain may seek to cut off Russian companies’ access to US dollars and pounds if the Kremlin orders an invasion of Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the BBC. “The plan we are seeing is for something that could really be the biggest war in Europe since […]
Britain: B. Johnson prepares to announce abolition of mandatory coronavirus isolation
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, intends to present within the next week a plan that will provide for the abolition of the isolation of people infected with the new coronavirus, his services announced on Saturday. Britain will become, if it goes ahead, the first major European country to allow people who […]
