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Zelensky urges Russian oil embargo amid fear of chemical weapons attack - full speech in English

He was speaking on the 47th day of the Russian invasion of his country

Wales Online · Apr 11, 2022

Peace deal "at gunpoint" will not end EU's Russian sanctions - Rutte

A peace deal between Russia and Ukraine will have to respect the territory and sovereignty of Ukraine in order to ease European sanctions against Moscow, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 30, 2022

EU agrees on Russia sanctions so far, but energy divides

The European Union has preserved a sense of rarely seen unity through four rounds of unprecedented sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

Dutch PM Rutte: EU should first use existing financial instruments in Ukraine crisis

The European Union should fully use existing financial instruments to cope with the Ukrainian crisis before launching joint EU funds for that purpose, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told students in Paris during a speech at the Sciences Po university on Wednesday.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Boris Johnson’s six-point plan for Ukraine turns out to be six vague principles

PM’s plan – already all but forgotten – resembled something a toddler might come up with for a school assembly

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

Boris Johnson to announce energy plan in days as he ​'can't shut off Russian gas overnight'

The Prime Minister could water down the government's Net Zero targets in order to help tackle the UK's dependency on Russian resources.

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

Queen holds in-person meeting with Justin Trudeau in front of blue and yellow flowers

Mr Trudeau is in the UK for talks on the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2022

Johnson says UK may need to produce more oil and gas to reduce reliance on Russia – as it happened

UK prime minister says he will announce an energy supply strategy soon but adds that UK must go ‘step by step’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022

'Budget must not be an issue' in Dutch response to Russian invasion - ruling party

The ruling party of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday said money concerns should play no part in the Netherlands' response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and efforts to halt it.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022

Dutch PM Rutte says "Putin's aggression must be stopped"

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday called for international unity to end Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2022