LONDON: Britain is focused on helping Ukrainians survive the war and is not aiming to remove the Russian president Vladimir PutinPrime Minister Boris johnson said on Wednesday.
us President Joe Biden has said that Putin “cannot stay in power”, later clarifying that his words reflected his moral outrage at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not a change in US policy.
Asked about Biden’s remarks, Johnson told a committee of lawmakers he understood “people’s frustrations about Putin.”
Johnson said, “The desire to change government in itself is not a trivial thing … it is the object of a lot of democratic politics.”
“But we are very clear, this is not the purpose of the UK government, and it is very, very important that everyone gets it. We only aim to help protect the people of Ukraine, and treat them as absolutely barbaric and unfair. We are prepared to defend against. Violence.”
Johnson said Britain was looking “going up a gear” in its support for Ukraine, which would likely include providing armored Land Rovers to help Ukrainians provide humanitarian relief to besieged cities such as Mariupol.
Some G7 leaders, including French President Emmanuel capital sign on english vowelSince the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, direct talks with Putin have continued.
Asked if Macron had been talking to Putin for too long, Johnson said the G7 and NATO unity should be a priority, but “the value of those talks is open. I think Putin is clearly Are not. Trusted.”
He also said that he does not think that the G-7 and NATO should be expected to lift sanctions on Russia if a ceasefire in Ukraine is agreed.
“In my view, we should continue to intensify sanctions with a rolling program until every single one of its soldiers is out of Ukraine,” he said.
us President Joe Biden has said that Putin “cannot stay in power”, later clarifying that his words reflected his moral outrage at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, not a change in US policy.
Asked about Biden’s remarks, Johnson told a committee of lawmakers he understood “people’s frustrations about Putin.”
Johnson said, “The desire to change government in itself is not a trivial thing … it is the object of a lot of democratic politics.”
“But we are very clear, this is not the purpose of the UK government, and it is very, very important that everyone gets it. We only aim to help protect the people of Ukraine, and treat them as absolutely barbaric and unfair. We are prepared to defend against. Violence.”
Johnson said Britain was looking “going up a gear” in its support for Ukraine, which would likely include providing armored Land Rovers to help Ukrainians provide humanitarian relief to besieged cities such as Mariupol.
Some G7 leaders, including French President Emmanuel capital sign on english vowelSince the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, direct talks with Putin have continued.
Asked if Macron had been talking to Putin for too long, Johnson said the G7 and NATO unity should be a priority, but “the value of those talks is open. I think Putin is clearly Are not. Trusted.”
He also said that he does not think that the G-7 and NATO should be expected to lift sanctions on Russia if a ceasefire in Ukraine is agreed.
“In my view, we should continue to intensify sanctions with a rolling program until every single one of its soldiers is out of Ukraine,” he said.