Britain and Germany join forces to defend Ukraine.
The friendship between our two countries has become even more important since Putin launched his barbaric attack on Ukraine, which led to war on our continent. I know that Britain and Germany share the feeling of horror and disgust at the brutality, including the bombing of refugees fleeing their homes this morning, writes news.bg.
He condemned the attack on a train station in eastern Ukraine that killed at least 39 people and injured dozens more.
Germany and the United Kingdom share the belief that Putin must fail in Ukraine.
That is why we are working with the G7 to tighten sanctions on every pillar of the Russian economy by cutting back on its military machine.
The United Kingdom and the EU announced new sanctions this week, and just today we in the UK imposed new asset freezes and travel bans.
We will also agree on the importance of weaning ourselves from dependence on Russian gas and oil and ensuring that our energy security cannot be threatened by a fraudulent state.
This is not easy for all of us, and I welcome the seismic decisions taken by Olaf Scholz’s government to distance Germany from Russian energy. Today, we agreed to maximize the potential of the North Sea and to cooperate in the field of energy security and renewable energy sources, where Germany and the United Kingdom are leaders in new technologies.
These include an embargo on coal imports and additional sanctions on oil imports.
We cannot transform our respective energy systems overnight, but we also know that Putin’s war will not end overnight.
Britain and Germany have joined dozens of allies to supply Ukraine with defense weapons. Last week, the United Kingdom convened a donors’ conference to raise arms and equipment for Ukraine worth more than £ 1.5 billion – or 2.5 million military kits.
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