Boris says ‘abhorrent’ Putin is war criminal & vows to slap MORE sanctions on Russia

BORIS Johnson on Wednesday branded "abhorrent" Vladimir Putin a war criminal and vowed to slap more sanctions on Russia.

Speaking during PMQs he pledged: "The vice is tightening on the Putin regime and it will continue to tighten."

The PM told MPs: "Putin has gravely miscalculated in his abhorrent assault on a sovereign nation.

"He has underestimated the extraordinary fortitude of the Ukrainian people and unity and resolve of the free world in standing up to his barbarism.

"If Putin doubles down then so shall we, further ratcheting up economic pressure and supporting Ukraine with with finance, with weapons, with humanitarian assistance."

Boris said the Kremlin's shelling of "innocent civilians fully qualifies as a war crime" and its leaders will be held to account.

He also announced the Government is launching a new Ukraine aid fund and will match every £1 Brits donate, starting with a £20m injection.

Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the sanctions but urged the PM to go even further on clobbering Moscow with sanctions and providing military kit.

He told the Commons: "Putin thinks we're too corrupted to do the right thing and put an end to it.

"Now is the time to sanction every oligarch and crack open every shall company so we can prove Putin wrong."

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