3/30/2022 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson answering questions in front of the Liaison Committee in the House of Commons, London. Picture date: Wednesday March 30, 2022. (Photo by House of Commons/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA) *** US Rights Only ***
Liaison Committee
LONDON —(77WABC) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Western nations shouldn’t lift sanctions on Russia until all Moscow’s troops have left Ukraine.
Johnson said a cease fire would not be enough, and the G-7 should “intensify sanctions with a rolling program until every single one of (President Vladimir Putin’s) troops is out of Ukraine.”
Speaking to a committee of British lawmakers on Wednesday, Johnson also said Britain was discussing “going up a gear” in support to help Ukraine defend itself. He said sending armored personnel carriers was something the U.K. was “looking at.”
The U.K. has sent anti-tank weapons and other military equipment to Ukraine but wants to avoid anything that could be seen as escalating the conflict.
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