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PM Johnson Expected To Announce Russia Sanctions @ 1230GMT

UK

BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg tweets: "PM told Cobra Putin seems ‘bent on full scale invasion’ - he’s expected to announce ‘first barrage of economic sanctions’ to Commons at around 1230 [0730ET, 1330CET]"

  • Earlier Politico reported that the EU was mulling a 'lighter' package of sanctions on Russia in retaliation for the recognition of the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics in order to 'keep their powder dry' to allow for other major sanctions in the event of a full Russian assault on Ukraine.
  • Will show the strength of Western coordination on sanction actions if the UK pursues this path, or could show disagreement if Johnson proceeds with extreme sanctions across the board.

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