Johnson: U.K. May Be Forced to Look Again at Russia Sanctions

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson raised the prospect of more sanctions on Russia if "suspicions" that it was involved in the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the U.K. on Monday prove true.

"It may very well be that we are forced to look again at our sanctions regime and other measures that we may seek to put in place," Johnson said, adding that it's too early to prejudge and police are still investigating.

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To contact the reporter on this story: Emma Ross-Thomas in London at erossthomas@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Heather Harris at hharris5@bloomberg.net.

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