Ceasefire Not Enough for UK to Lift Russia Sanctions: Johnson

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to attend a Service of Thanksgiving for Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in central London on March 29, 2022. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

Agreeing on a ceasefire in Ukraine would not be enough for the UK to lift its sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.

Johnson told his Cabinet that “a ceasefire alone would not be cause for UK sanctions to be removed in Russia,” the prime minister’s official spokesman said on Tuesday.