UK PM Johnson will tell Russia’s Putin to “step back from the brink”

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would tell Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from the brink over Ukraine when the two leaders speak this week.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London

“What I will say to President Putin, as I’ve said before, is that I think we really all need to step back from the brink, and I think Russia needs to step back from the brink,” Johnson told reporters.

(Reporting by William James, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)