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Johnson to Host Summit on Ukraine Invasion


Sun 13 Mar 2022 | 03:08 PM
Omnia Ahmed

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to host Nordic and Baltic leaders for talks on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Johnson will host a summit of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in London, where he will call on leaders to work together and put an end to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, according to No 10.

The northern European security coalition includes the UK, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.

Downing Street said the leaders will discuss the escalating crisis in Ukraine, as well as how they can help the country “rebuild again after war”.

Talks will cover “increasing defensive military support to Ukraine” and the issue of “long-term energy security”, it said, while the prime minister will urge the coalition to work towards “greater resilience against hostile state threats”.

The Prime Minister affirmed that resilience to Putin’s threats must “go beyond our military footing”. “Together … we must ensure we are insulated from Russia’s interference and impact on our energy supplies, economy and values,” he added.

The summit will follow the deployment of UK armed forces to Exercise Cold Response in Norway this weekend, involving more than 30,000 troops from 27 nations.