Jeremy Hunt is to challenge the EU to impose tougher sanctions against Russia as he urges the bloc to stand with Britain and the US against the “malign” and “aggressive” behaviour of Moscow.
The remarks come as the US State Department prepares to impose new sweeping sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s administration after claiming Russia had violated international law with a nerve agent attack on the streets of Britain.
In his first visit to Washington as foreign secretary, Mr Hunt will urge the EU member states to ensure the allies speak with “one voice” against transgressions by Moscow, “whenever and wherever they occur, from the streets of Salisbury to the fate of Crimea”.
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