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Saturday, February 26, 2022
UK: Russia needs to be isolated ‘completely, diplomatically and financially’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (center) meets with military personnel at RAF Brize Norton, northwest of London, on February 26, 2022, to thank them for their ongoing work facilitating military support to Ukraine and NATO. (Ben Birchall/Pool/AFP)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky agree during a phone call that the world needs to isolate Russia “completely diplomatically and financially,” Johnson’s 10 Downing Street office says.
“The Prime Minister spoke to Ukrainian President Zelensky this evening. The leaders agreed on the need for the international community to isolate Russia completely diplomatically and financially,” the statement says.