Latest updates: PM response comes as Keir Starmer asks why Roman Abramovich is not subject to sanctions in UKStarmer questions why Roman Abramovich not facing UK sanctionsUK defence secretary rejects calls from Ukraine for no-fly zoneUkraine-Russia crisis: latest updatesBoris Johnson spoke to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president, this morning. We got the Ukrainian readout in the form of a tweet, but No 10 has now sent out its account of what happened. It says that Johnson wants sanctions to “go further”. A No 10 spokesperson said:The prime minister spoke to Ukrainian president Zelenskyy this morning to condemn the abhorrent attacks on Ukraine in the recent hours and days.The prime minister told President Zelenskiy that the UK was rallying UN general assembly members today, to ensure the strongest possible condemnation of Russia at this afternoon’s UN meeting in New York. Continue reading…
Latest updates: PM response comes as Keir Starmer asks why Roman Abramovich is not subject to sanctions in UK
- Starmer questions why Roman Abramovich not facing UK sanctions
- UK defence secretary rejects calls from Ukraine for no-fly zone
- Ukraine-Russia crisis: latest updates
Boris Johnson spoke to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president, this morning. We got the Ukrainian readout in the form of a tweet, but No 10 has now sent out its account of what happened. It says that Johnson wants sanctions to “go further”.
A No 10 spokesperson said:
The prime minister spoke to Ukrainian president Zelenskyy this morning to condemn the abhorrent attacks on Ukraine in the recent hours and days.
The prime minister told President Zelenskiy that the UK was rallying UN general assembly members today, to ensure the strongest possible condemnation of Russia at this afternoon’s UN meeting in New York.