Boris Johnson urges Putin to avoid 'bloodshed' in Ukraine as UK promises millions of pounds Boris Johnson will examine the ‘full range of strategic UK support’ with the Ukrainian leader Wales Online · Feb 1, 2022
PM urges Putin to avoid ‘bloodshed’ as Kyiv visit bolsters support for Ukraine Boris Johnson will examine the ‘full range of strategic UK support’ with the Ukrainian leader. The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit Ukraine as US, Russia exchange barbs at Security Council The US, UK and other allies say they are prepared to introduce sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin should the country invade Ukraine, after a crisis meeting of the UN Security Council overnight. ABC News · Jan 31, 2022
UK warns Putin to end 'aggression' to Ukraine or Russian elite face sanctions Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the Government's measures do not go far enough Labour had been warning the Government 'about the role of dirty money in keeping Putin in power' for years Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022
Liz Truss vows ‘nowhere to hide’ for Putin allies if Ukraine invaded Foreign secretary echoes US plans for sanctions on Russian elite but offers no new curbs on money laundering in UK The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022
U.S., UK threaten sanctions for Moscow elite if Russia invades Ukraine The United States and Britain are prepared to punish Russian elites close to President Vladimir Putin with asset freezes and travel bans if Russia enters Ukraine, Washington and London said on Monday as tensions also spilled over at the United Nations. Reuters · Jan 31, 2022
How are Russian media outlets portraying the Ukraine crisis? Pro-Kremlin media assure audiences that Russia doesn’t want a war, as independent news laments Putin’s dangerous games. Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2022
UK to unveil sanctions for Russian oligarchs but US warns it’s too late New sanctions will be imposed on Russian oligarchs and businesses as part of a plan to dissuade the Kremlin from invading Ukraine, reports say. Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2022
US and UK Ready to Punish Putin Associates If Russia Invades Ukraine The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to punish with sanctions if Russia sends troops into Ukraine, a senior US official said on Monday. Britain urged Putin to "step back from the brink" after the Russian… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022
Ukraine crisis: UK considering further military deployments and ‘unprecedented’ sanctions – as it happened British foreign secretary Liz Truss says ‘those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022
Ukraine news – live: UK unveils ‘severe’ sanctions regime as Russia claims West is ‘whipping up tensions’ New powers to sanction individuals linked to Kremlin revealed as UN Security Council meets The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022
Latest Ukraine updates: Russia, US exchange harsh words at UN Ukraine news from January 31: Russia accuses the West of ‘whipping up tensions’ over Ukraine. Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2022
Kremlin says proposed British sanctions against Russia inflame European tensions Moscow also claims that sanctions would hurt the UK The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022
Anti-corruption campaigner calls on UK to target oligarchs close to Putin Bill Browder says hitting Russian president’s finances is most effective way to halt invasion of Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022
Reuters · Jan 31, 2022 Britain warns Russia of sanctions on oligarchs if Ukraine is invaded Britain urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to "step back from the brink" over Ukraine, warning that any incursion would trigger sanctions against companies and people with close links to the Kremlin.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 31, 2022 Trudy Rubin: With Russia threatening war with Ukraine, I’m headed to Kyiv I am leaving for Ukraine this week — as more than 100,000 Russian troops surround the country — to write about why its future matters to Americans. And to learn how Ukrainians feel about being treated as if it were 1945.
France 24 · Jan 30, 2022 Did NATO ‘betray’ Russia by expanding to the East? The Kremlin claims the West broke a promise it made in the 1990s not to expand NATO, and is now using this claim to justify threats to invade Ukraine.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022 UK to bring in measures to allow for tougher sanctions on Russia, says Truss Foreign secretary announces legislation in bid to dissuade Putin from launching Ukraine invasion
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2022 Explainer: Why US Sanctions May Target Individual Russians The White House and US officials have threatened Russia with financial sanctions carrying “severe consequences” if it invades Ukraine, but so far plenty of people have been prime targets for Western pain. Experts say it’s unlikely the US and its allies would agree to something as sweeping as a complete…
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2022 PM considers doubling troops to strengthen Europe’s borders over Russian threat The package being considered would ‘send a clear message to the Kremlin’, that ‘destabilising activity’ will not be tolerated, Mr Johnson said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2022 Ukraine Calls on West to Be ‘Firm’ in Russia Talks Kyiv on Saturday urged the West to remain "vigilant and firm" in its talks with Russia, as US President Joe Biden announced a small troop deployment to eastern Europe amid fears Moscow could invade Ukraine. Washington's top defense officials warned Friday the Kremlin had massed enough troops and hardware at…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2022 Putin Orders Apparent New System for Banning Internet Content Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his administration to consider an apparent new system to ban "toxic" internet content, although details were not released. The new system, contained in a list of presidential orders on the Kremlin website, was described as a "self-regulated register of toxic content" which would be…
The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022 Ukraine president hits out at ‘panic’ over Russia as Putin says west has ignored his demands Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for calm as Kremlin says US and Nato have failed to meet his conditions
Al Jazeera · Jan 28, 2022 Putin gripes about NATO as US deploys more troops to Europe Russian president says NATO and the US did not address Moscow’s main security demands, as Ukraine tensions simmer.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022 Putin Says West Has Not Addressed Key Concerns in Ukraine Standoff Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the United States and NATO had not addressed Moscow's main security demands in their standoff over Ukraine but that it was ready to keep talking. Putin offered his first reaction to the US and NATO responses to Russia's demands in a phone call…