Boris Johnson has said sanctions against Russia should be intensified “until every single one” of Vladimir Putin’s troops leaves Ukraine, writes standard.co.uk.

The Prime Minister made the call on Wednesday as he warned that allies in the West must not “backslide” on sanctions imposed on Putin’s regime to force it to end his invasion of Ukraine.

Instead, he called for the economic measures against the Kremlin to be “ratcheted up” and for more military support to be provided to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s government.

At Prime Minister’s Questions, he also emphasised that no sanctions should be lifted just because Vladimir Putin agrees to a ceasefire.