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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Nicholas Cecil

Vladimir Putin must no longer be able to ‘blackmail’ the West over oil, says Boris Johnson

Vladimir Putin must no longer be able to “blackmail” the West by threatening to choke off energy supplies, Boris Johnson said on Wednesday as he pledged a “massive jump” forward on renewables and more nuclear power in Britain.

On a visit to the Gulf, the Prime Minister downplayed his chances of getting states in the region to increase their oil production, which was seen as a change of tack after running into suspected resistance to the proposal.

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