The UK will personally sanction Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov after Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, Downing Street has said.
Boris Johnson told a virtual meeting of Nato leaders that London will target the Russian President and his key ally in Moscow "imminently" over the Kremlin's “revanchist mission” to overturn the post-Cold War order.
The PM also urged fellow leaders to "inflict maximum pain on President Putin and his regime" by ejecting Russia from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) network - something which could cripple Russia’s ability to trade with most of the world.
