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UK sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine

By AAP Newswire

Feb 8, 2022

Ukraine Russia — Boris Johnson says the United Kingdom will impose sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine. -AP

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says sanctions and other measures will be ready in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, and his government will ask parliament for sanctions on Russian individuals and companies.

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Writing in The Times, Johnson said Britain is considering deploying Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters and Royal Navy warships to protect southeastern Europe.

Johnson also said Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will both travel to Moscow soon.

His comments come as officials in the United States say an attack by Russia on Ukraine could occur within days or weeks.Â

Russia has amassed some 100,000 troops near the Ukraine border. It denies it is planning an invasion.

"British sanctions and other measures will be ready for any renewed Russian attack," Johnson wrote.

"The government will ask parliament for new powers to sanction a wider range of Russian individuals and entities, including any company linked to the Russian state or operating in a sector of strategic importance to the Kremlin.

"I welcome Germany's statement that Nord Stream 2 would be reconsidered in the event of an incursion."

The United Kingdom is also preparing to reinforce the British-led NATO battlegroup in Estonia, Johnson added.

By AAP Newswire

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