Now that Macron has finished, @BorisJohnson takes to the podium (🇫🇷🇬🇧 flags quickly swapped)
“I’ve rarely seen nations more United in recent years than we are now,” the prime minister says.
“I’ve rarely seen nations more United in recent years than we are now,” the prime minister says.
"We continue to see huge numbers of Ukrainians fleeing their homes," says Johnson after #NATO & #G7 summits.
But he makes no announcement of taking in more refugees as #Biden has just done.
But he makes no announcement of taking in more refugees as #Biden has just done.
Johnson asked if UK can grant #Zelensky's request today for tanks and jets.
"We’re looking at what we can do to help but logistically at the moment it looks very difficult both with armour and with jets. The equipment we think is more immediately valuable is missiles".
"We’re looking at what we can do to help but logistically at the moment it looks very difficult both with armour and with jets. The equipment we think is more immediately valuable is missiles".
A reporter points out that 🇪🇺 leaders are right now meeting without him at a summit he wasn't invited to but Biden was, and asks a leading question about whether EU is doing enough on sanctions when they rule out energy.
But Johnson doesn't take the bait...
But Johnson doesn't take the bait...
"It's easier for some countries than for others" to ban Russian energy imports, #Johnson says. "But they’re all moving to extricate themselves from that position to avoid being blackmailed by #Putin"
"I think the steps #Scholz is taking [to ween 🇩🇪 off 🇷🇺 energy] are heroic"
"I think the steps #Scholz is taking [to ween 🇩🇪 off 🇷🇺 energy] are heroic"
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