Boris Johnson: U.S. and U.K. could cut off Russian companies’ access to dollars

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The U.S. and U.K. could respond to a Russian invasion of Ukraine by cutting off Russian companies' access to U.S. dollars and British pounds, PM Boris Johnson said today.

The United States and United Kingdom could respond to a Russian invasion of Ukraine by cutting off Russian companies' access to U.S. dollars and British pounds, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an: The prime minister's comments come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to criticize the West for claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade, but not imposing sanctions until the attack has begun.

"We are even, with our American friends, going to stop them trading in pounds and dollars," Johnson told the BBC's Sophie Raworth in an interview. "That will hit very, very hard.""The purpose of the sanctions has always been and continues to be deterrence. But let's also recognize the unique nature of the sanctions that we have outlined," Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Sunday before departing Munich.

 

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Those damn criminal minded hackers have been merciless with their hacking, they are reckless band of thieves that are in need of correction/s.

How many Russian billionaires are there in London? I can see donations to the tory party collapsing if Johnson had any follow through

'These are some of the greatest sanctions, if not the strongest, that we've ever issued,” VP Kamala Harris told reporters. “We still sincerely hope that there is a diplomatic path out of this moment.'

If you cut Putin & his oligarchs off now financially & the soldiers can’t get paid and Russia can’t buy more supplies maybe they’ll go home before lots of people unnecessarily suffer? 🤷🏼‍♀️

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UK is trying really hard to be relevant in today's world 👏👏👏

Wouldn’t a pledge to give Ukraine membership in NATO if Russia invades be more of a deterrent than financial sanctions?

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