The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson and his allies in Northern Europe agreed today that “more sanctions” are needed against Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine, which will mainly target “the close environment” of President Vladimir Putin, it was announced by Downing Street.
During a teleconference between Johnson and his allies in the ten-nation Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), including the Baltic states, “leaders agreed that more sanctions are needed, focusing mainly on the Straits. President Putin’s environment, “said a Downing Street spokesman.
“More support needs to be provided to Ukraine as a matter of urgency,” Boris Johnson said. “President Putin’s harmful actions can never be mitigated, nor can his attack on Ukraine be accepted as a fait accompli,” he said.
Founded in 2012, JEF brings together NATO member countries (Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom) and non-NATO countries (Finland and Sweden). It focuses on security in the wider region around the Arctic, the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea.
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