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Boris Johnson reveals conditions to lift Russia sanctions
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It will take more than a ceasefire in Ukraine for London to lift its sanctions against Russia.
The We For News reported, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his cabinet on Tuesday 29-03-2022 that it will take more than a ceasefire in Ukraine for London to lift its sanctions against Russia. He insisted that Moscow must fully alter its policy towards its neighbor.
According to his spokesman, Johnson told his ministers that pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin “must be increased both through further economic measures and providing military aid to ensure Russia changes course completely.”
Foreign Minister Liz Truss had told the Sunday Telegraph earlier this week that sanctions “should only come off with a full ceasefire and withdrawal, but also commitments that there will be no further aggression.”
According to Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, Johnson’s comments came as Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Turkey to discuss the “practical phase” of talks. He told reporters that the parties are preparing an agreement on the “neutrality and non-nuclear status of Ukraine” and providing Kiev security guarantees in return.
Fomin also announced that as a sign of good faith, Russia intends to “drastically” de-escalate military activity near Kiev and Chernihiv in northern Ukraine. However, there was no talk of a ceasefire of any kind.
London and Washington have led the way in imposing a wide-ranging embargo on Russian goods, services, property, bank reserves, transactions, individuals, and government officials.
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Though the US insists that “the world” has sanctioned Russia, the embargo has been limited to Washington’s NATO allies, plus Australia, Japan, and South Korea.
Moscow sent its troops into Ukraine in late February, following a seven-year standoff over Kiev’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements, and Russia’s eventual recognition of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The German- and French-brokered protocols had been designed to regularize the status of those regions within the Ukrainian state.
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Russia has now demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it had been planning to retake the Donbass by force.
Source: wefornews
