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PM Johnson Statement On Ukraine To Parliament: 'Full Asset Freeze On VTB'

UK

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is up in the House of Commons delivering a statement on Ukraine.

  • Livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgQ10FfZyOs
  • Johnson: 'He is hurling the might of his military regime against a free and peaceful neighbour...For this, Putin will stand condemned in the eyes of world and of history...He will never be able to cleanse the blood of Ukraine from his hands'
  • Johnson: Putin "a blood-stained aggressor who believes in imperial contest".
  • Johnson: Sanctions "must include end to European dependence on Russian gas".
  • 'We're taking new powers to target Russian finance' 'We are imposing a full asset freeze on VTB'

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