PM Johnson Says Scholz Agrees On 'Importance Of Weaning Off Russian O&G'

UK PM Boris Johnson speaking at a presser alongside German counterpart Olaf Scholz. Select comments from Johnson below:

• The friendship between our two countries has become even more vital since Putin launched his barbaric onslaught into Ukraine'
• On Kramatorsk: 'It is a war crime, indiscriminately to attack civilians. And Russia's crimes in Ukraine will not go unnoticed or unpunished.'
• 'We also agree on the importance of weaning ourselves off dependence of Russian oil and gas. This is not easy for any of us and I applaud the seismic decisions taken by Olaf's government...We cannot transform our respective energy systems overnight...'
• 'Olaf and I agree that our two countries and our allies must go further and provide more help to Ukraine. The Europe we knew just six weeks ago no longer exists.'
• Says Putin 'has succeeded in uniting Europe and the whole transatlantic alliance'
• Confirms UK and Germany 'will hold a joint cabinet meeting between our two governments within the next year'

• 'Killing civilians is a war crime and the Russian president bears the responsibility for these war crimes. Boris Johnson and I share this assessment...I call upon Russia again to finally agree a ceasefire and withdraw its troops...This war needs to stop immediately'
• “Germany is already starting to wean off its dependence and we’re diversifying our sources and investing at a large scale in order to establish the technical infrastructure [to be more self-reliant]”