War in Ukraine: Johnson assures Zelensky he will tighten sanctions against Russia

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.

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.

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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