UK PM Johnson calls on European allies to prepare Russia sanctions
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday called on European allies to be ready to introduce a tough sanctions package against Russia if it invades Ukraine, adding that unity in the West would help deter Russian aggression.
"We have a hard-hitting package of sanctions ready to go and what I think it would be fair to say is we want to see our European friends ready to deploy that package as soon as there should be any incursion at all by Russia into Ukraine," Johnson told lawmakers.
"It is absolutely vital that ... the West is united now, because it is our unity now that will be much more effective in deterring any Russian aggression."
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