August 25, 2022
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‘Putin to blame for energy crisis’

Comparing the costs of Russia’s war, he said: “If we’re paying in our energy bills for the evils of Vladimir Putin, the people of Ukraine are paying in their blood.”…reports Asian Lite News

Vladimir Putin is to blame for British people being hit by high energy bills while Ukrainian people are “paying in their blood”, Boris Johnson has said as he made a final visit to Kyiv as prime minister.

In his third visit to the country since Russia invaded in the spring, Johnson urged the international community to “stay the course” in its support for Ukraine. The outgoing prime minister also told the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, that Ukraine “can and will win the war”.

Comparing the costs of Russia’s war, he said: “If we’re paying in our energy bills for the evils of Vladimir Putin, the people of Ukraine are paying in their blood.”

Speaking from Kyiv, Johnson said: “What happens in Ukraine matters to us all, which is why I am here today to deliver the message that the United Kingdom is with you and will be with you for the days and months ahead, and you can and will win.”

Labour also released messages of support for Ukraine on its independence day. David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, said his party “stands in full solidarity with the Ukrainian people in their righteous struggle for democracy over dictatorship”. He called on the UK government and new prime minister to have a “laser-like focus on maintaining public support for the Ukrainian people, both in Britain and across the international community.

“At home, we need to freeze energy bills, insulate homes, and invest in green energy to limit the domestic impact of the conflict, which is exacerbating the cost of living emergency created by 12 years of failed Conservative energy policy,” Lammy said.

“Internationally, Britain needs to secure new diplomatic channels to work with our European partners to wean ourselves off Russia’s gas and to exert maximum pressure on Putin.”

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