Civilian casualties, environmental catastrophes and peace talks - the latest news from Ukraine After another night of fighting in the streets of Ukraine, here are the latest updates you might have missed Wales Online · Feb 27, 2022
UK Foreign Office prepares 'hit list' of Russian oligarchs to sanction amid Ukraine conflict It came as the Kremlin said a Russian delegation has arrived in the Belarusian city of Homel for talks with Ukrainian officials, but Ukraine's leader said his country would not meet in Belarus after it was used as a staging ground for the invasion. Edinburgh Live · Feb 27, 2022
Ukrainian Film Academy calls for boycott of Russian cinema following invasion The call comes as Boris Johnson said the West is ‘tightening the economic ligature’ around Russia. The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022
Campaigners urge PM to back new food bill and tackle UK obesity crisis More than 100 organisations have joined forces to seize “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to fix nation’s food system The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2022
Boris Johnson urged to ‘go further and faster’ with sanctions and ban luxury good exports to Russia ‘Putin and those around him should not be able to live a Mayfair lifestyle in Moscow’, senior Labour MPs said The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022
Boris Johnson under pressure to widen sanctions on more oligarchs in London Of the 35 billionaires and ‘enablers’ of Putin on a list drawn up by Alexei Navalny, only one has been targeted by the British The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2022
UK will need to go further with visas for Ukrainians, says Wales First Minister Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK is ‘of course’ going to take refugees and pledged to help people ‘fleeing in fear of their lives’. The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022
Boris Johnson news - live: Brits face economic impact of war in Ukraine, Truss says as she warns of sacrifices PM praises ‘incredible heroism and bravery’ of Ukraine The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022
Boris Johnson praises Ukrainians for ‘fighting heroically’ as invasion enters fourth day Russian forces were engaged in street fighting with Ukrainians on Sunday morning in Kharkiv The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022
Ukraine-Russia war: How do sanctions work? UK’s full list of economic measures announced in bid to isolate ‘bloodstained aggressor’ Putin The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022
Johnson praises Ukrainians for ‘fighting heroically’ as Truss targets oligarchs Russian forces were engaged in street fighting with Ukrainians on Sunday morning in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city. The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022
Boris Johnson warns of ‘very grim days ahead for Ukraine’ Prime minister says UK has to do everything it can to change ‘heavy odds’ country faces The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022
UK will ‘of course’ take refugees from Ukraine, says Boris Johnson He said the UK has had “a historic and proud role in taking refugees from all conflicts”. The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022
Boris Johnson: ‘Inconceivable’ that sporting relations can continue with Russia The Prime Minister, speaking at RAF Brize Norton on Saturday evening, described the situation as ‘sad’. The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022 Boris Johnson says West is ‘tightening the economic ligature’ around Russia The PM welcomed an agreement to exclude Russian banks from the Swift global payments system, but warned of of ‘grim days’ ahead for Ukraine.
Manchester Evening News · Feb 26, 2022 'There will be very grim days ahead...' Boris Johnson's warning over Ukraine as he pledges to take in refugees Mr Johnson said rebuffed what he called "fake news" circulating online about the UK not taking refugees
Wales Online · Feb 26, 2022 UK will help take in Ukraine refugees and to tighten 'economic ligature' around Russia, vows Boris Johnson '"We’ve got to do everything we can to change the heavy odds that Ukraine faces and to help them'
Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2022 Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv to hold talks with Moscow Ukraine news from February 27: Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert as Kyiv agrees to talks.
Reuters · Feb 26, 2022 UK PM Johnson says pressure building to cut Russia off from SWIFT British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the world should cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payments system and said more countries supported such a move.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022 From partygate to Putin’s war: Boris Johnson rides on a rare wave of unity The prime minister’s stirring rhetoric on the invasion of Ukraine earns him a reprieve from his woes… for now at least
Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg's firm has links to Russian billionaire sanctioned by Boris Johnson Gennady Timchenko, the boss of energy and transport giant Volga Group, was in the first wave of Russians targeted by the Boris Johnson as Vladimir Putin began the invasion of Ukraine
Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022 'Tories should stand up to Russian oligarchs after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine' Mark Steel says ministers should be strict when it comes to Russian oligarchs in the UK. Minister James Cleverly said the Russians who donated to the Conservatives were 'fleeing Putin'
Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022 Ex-Russian MP offers 'exclusive access' to UK ministers - and put Johnson on Xmas card Sergey Pechinin sent a festive greeting featuring a picture of the Prime Minister and the message: 'We open closed doors.' The relationship will raise further questions about Tory links with Russia
Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022 Top Tory ready to quit over Boris Johnson's failure to take human rights seriously Long-standing deputy chair of the party’s Human Rights Commission Benedict Rogers is furious Boris Johnson has refused to appoint a new chairman since the post became vacant more than a year ago
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2022 Boris Johnson’s promise to build 4,000 zero-emission buses makes zero progress Only £320m of £4bn needed to build flagship vehicles for ‘green transport revolution’ has been committed by chancellor Rishi Sunak