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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent

Chemical weapon use would be ‘catastrophic’ for Russia, says Johnson

Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and military representative to Nato Ben Bathurst leave a Nato summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium
Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and military representative to Nato Ben Bathurst leave a Nato summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Boris Johnson has warned of “catastrophic” consequences for Russia should Vladimir Putin use chemical weapons in Ukraine, though stopped short of saying that would include a military escalation.

Speaking after two extraordinary meetings of Nato and the G7, the prime minister also admitted allies were constrained in delivering tanks and jets to Ukraine, despite a direct plea by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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