Boris Johnson insists Russia could still face sanctions as Government colleagues criticise ‘total let down’ at G7 summit

‘Boris Johnson has insisted Russia could still be hit with tough sanctions over its support for Syria after he was attacked by members of his own Government for failing to build an international coalition to take on Vladimir Putin.
The Foreign Secretary left a G7 summit of foreign ministers without securing backing for his plans for sanctions after Italy, France and Germany publicly rebuffed him, saying Mr Putin must not be “pushed into a corner”.
A communiqué issued by the G7 made no mention of sanctions but included a significant new agreement that Bashar al-Assad cannot stay on as Syrian president.
One Government source told The Telegraph that the failure to secure an agreement on sanctions – which came on top of Mr Johnson cancelling a trip to Moscow – had been a “total let down”.’

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