Europe Needs to Move Fast to Look for Other Energy Supplies: UK’s Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) poses with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) outside 10 Downing Street, in London, on March 7, 2022. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images

European countries should move together quickly to look beyond Russia for its oil and gas supplies, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said over the weekend that Washington is in “very active discussions” with European allies over energy sanctions on Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.