His prime minister United Kingdom, Boris Johnsonhad contact with the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky in which he pledged to tighten sanctions against Russia in order to bring the maximum financial cost to Moscow, according to a Downing Street spokesman.
The two leaders had a telephone conversation on Wednesday night (9/3) about the developments in Ukraine in view of the crucial meeting of Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Dmitry Kuleba in Antalya, Turkey.
I spoke to President @ZelenskyyUa to thank him for his address to the @HouseofCommons and to update him on our tough new sanctions against the Putin regime. We will tighten these to impose the maximum economic cost on Russia and are stepping up our military support to Ukraine.
– Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) March 9, 2022
Earlier, the British Prime Minister had described as “immoral” the bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol, from which 17 people were injured.
“There are a few things more immoral than targeting defenseless people,” Boris Johnson said in a Twitter post about the Russian attack on Mariupol.
There are few things more depraved than targeting the vulnerable and defenceless.
The UK is exploring more support for Ukraine to defend against airstrikes and we will hold Putin to account for his terrible crimes. #PutinMustFail https://t.co/JBuvB78HVC
– Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) March 9, 2022
In fact, the Downing Street spokesman said the two leaders “condemned the attack on a hospital in Mariupol” and the failure of Russian forces to respect the ceasefire in order to create humanitarian corridors. ” “This is further evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin is acting recklessly and without regard for international humanitarian law,” he said.
Johnson closed his conversation with Zelensky by telling him that he had won the respect, admiration and love of the British people with his speech in the House of Commons.
Source: News Beast

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