Article 68MZK Boris Johnson steps up pressure on Rishi Sunak to send Typhoon jets to Ukraine – as it happened

Boris Johnson steps up pressure on Rishi Sunak to send Typhoon jets to Ukraine – as it happened

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Andrew Sparrow
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Rishi Sunak was at Stansted to welcome President Zelenskiy, he reveals. That explains how they are going to fit in a meeting before PMQs. (See 10.47am.) It is very unusual for a visting leader to be greeted at the airport by the PM. Normally someone more junior is there to do the honours.

To coincide with President Zelenskiy's visit, the government will today announce further sanctions against Russia, including the targeting of those who have helped Putin build his personal wealth, and companies who are profiting from the Kremlin's war machine". The details are due out later this morning.

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