United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the West must end its dependence on Russian oil in an address reacting to the Russian war on Ukraine.
"President Putin of Russia has unleashed war on our European continent. He has attacked a friendly country without any provocation and without any credible excuse," Johnson said in an address to the British people. Johnson further promised that the U.K. and its allies would unleash punishing sanctions against Russia. And he said Europe must fundamentally change its energy policy in response to the crisis.
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers an address on the attack by Russia on Ukraine, in Downing Street, London, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressees the nation in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.
President Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy early Thursday morning, according to the White House. He is expected to speak at noon Thursday and announce a raft of further sanctions against Russia.
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