The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

UK politics: BBC temporarily halts news operation in Russia after new law threatens journalists with prison – as it happened

Latest updates: director general says new law appears to ‘criminalise the process of independent journalism’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Cleaning London of dirty Russian money would be great – but won’t topple Putin

The UK government is directing its fury at the oligarchs it has courted for 20 years. It will achieve little, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Boris Johnson claims Russia shelling nuclear power station directly threatens safety of Europe

The power station - the largest in Europe - caught fire after it was attacked by Russia.

Daily Record · Mar 4, 2022

Friday briefing: ‘Reckless’ Putin shells Ukraine nuclear plant

Condemnation from Biden and Boris Johnson … Britain’s economic growth to halve this year … and Neneh Cherry and Robyn on pop

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2022

Ukraine war: Boris Johnson accuses Russia of threatening all of Europe as shelling at nuclear plant sparks fire

A video feed from the nuclear plant - the biggest in Europe - showed blasts lighting up the night sky. Authorities later said it had been seized by Russian forces.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2022

UK could take months to potentially sanction Abramovich

It could take months of legal work before the the U.K. is ready to even consider sanctioning Roman Abramovich and some other wealthy Russians, because government lawyers have still to lay the foundations of a watertight case against them, a person familiar with the matter said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2022

Boris Johnson news: Putin should be tried not assassinated, PM says

Follows remark made by US Senator Lindsey Graham about Russian president’s fate

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

PM: ‘All of Europe’ threatened by Putin’s shelling of nuclear power station

Boris Johnson is calling for an emergency UN Security Council meeting after Europe’s largest nuclear reactor was attacked.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

'Government should take far stronger sanctions against Putin and his enablers'

Despite his claims, Boris Johnson has been far too sluggish when it comes to sanctions. The EU has targeted more than 700 individuals. The UK has sanctioned just a handful

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: US slams Russian nuclear plant attack

Ukraine-Russia news from March 4: At UNSC meeting, Ukrainian envoy accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terrorism’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022