UK foreign secretary claims Putin is ‘toxifying’ Russia’s image and says Kremlin has to choose between withdrawing support for Assad or facing penalties Vladimir Putin is “toxifying the image of Russia” by backing Bashar al-Assad and the G7 must consider fresh sanctions against Russia and Syria in response to final week’s chemical attack on civilians,Boris Johnson has said.
The foreign secretary, speaking as he prepared to enter talks with his G7 counterparts in the Tuscan city of Lucca, and urged Putin to abandon Assad,amid evidence that the Syrian president had used chemical weapons. Related: Boris Johnson must prove he can be taken seriously on world stage | Heather Stewart Russia's backing for #Assad main focus of talks just now w/ US Sec of State Rex #Tillerson ahead of mtg w/ #G7 counterparts in Lucca, Italy pic.twitter.com/Fhh0D0YpkC Related: Nicola Jennings on Boris Johnson's foreign diplomacy – cartoon Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com