UK, US, France, Germany and Italy urge West not to drop guard against Russia

LONDON — The leaders of the US, UK, France, Germany, and Italy urge the West not to drop its guard against Russia, after Moscow signaled it would scale down fighting around two Ukrainian cities.

“They agreed there could be no relaxation of Western resolve until the horror inflicted on Ukraine is over,” they say, according to a read-out from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office.