Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced Britain will “imminently” target Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister with personal sanctions, following the invasion of Ukraine. The prime minister told NATO leaders in a virtual meeting on Friday that the UK would echo measures announced by the EU and later the United States to target the Russian leader. Johnson said Russia was “engaging in a revanchist mission to overturn the post-Cold War order.” Johnson told allies “the UK would introduce sanctions against President Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov imminently, on top of the sanctions package the UK announced yesterday,” according to a No 10 spokesman. Johnson also called for allies to ban Russia from the SWIFT payment system—a move which so far has been resisted by President Joe Biden and some other western allies. The UK also announced the ban on Aeroflot flights landing in the UK would be extended …
UK to Target Putin and Foreign Minister ‘Imminently’ With Personal Sanctions: Johnson
February 26, 2022
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