Article 5X45E Boris Johnson vows to end ‘addiction’ to Russian fuel ahead of Saudi Arabia trip

Boris Johnson vows to end ‘addiction’ to Russian fuel ahead of Saudi Arabia trip

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Matthew Weaver
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British PM hopes to persuade crown prince to raise oil and gas production to reduce reliance on Moscow

Boris Johnson has urged the west to end its addiction" to Russian fuel as he heads for Saudi Arabia in a push for increased oil output.

In an article for the Daily Telegraph, the UK prime minister said western leaders had made a terrible mistake" by letting President Vladimir Putin get away with" annexing Crimea in 2014 and becoming more dependent on Russian power sources.

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