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'We cannot and will not look away': Boris Johnson promises 'massive' action against Russia
24.02.2022 - 16:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed the UK and its allies would respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said 'this hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in failure'.
In a TV address to the nation, Mr Johnson promised a 'massive' package of sanctions' 'designed to hobble the Russian economy' and said the world could not allow the freedom of Ukraine to be 'snuffed out'.
"We cannot and will not just look away," said the prime minister.
He spoke after Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities.
Mr Johnson said: "A vast invasion is under way by land, by sea and by air. And this is not, in the infamous phrase, some faraway country of which we know little.
“We have Ukrainian friends in this country, neighbours, co-workers. Ukraine is a country that for decades has enjoyed freedom and democracy, and the right to choose its own destiny.
“We and the world cannot allow that freedom just to be snuffed out. We cannot and will not just look away.”
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He went on that the Putin regime would be condemned to 'pariah status' after unleashing a 'tidal wave of violence' against Ukraine.
The Prime Minister said the UK stood with Ukraine in its 'moment of agony'.
"I say to the Ukrainians in this moment of agony, we are with you. We are praying for you and your families, and we are on your side,” he said.
"If the months ahead are grim and the flame of freedom burns low, I know that it will blaze bright again in Ukraine.
"For all his bombs and tanks and missiles, I don’t believe the Russian dictator will ever subdue the national feeling of the
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