U.K.’s Johnson to Call Putin, Visit Eastern Europe, BBC Says
Boris Johnson, center left, and Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelides of a Peace summit on Libya in Berlin in January 2020.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week and plans to go to eastern Europe soon as the U.K. boosts efforts to help end the Ukraine crisis, the BBC reported.
Johnson will “reiterate the need for Russia to step back,” the report said, citing a Downing Street spokesperson. He is mulling options from military and security chiefs, including sending more British troops to NATO countries in the region, the BBC said.