Johnson: Putin has chosen ‘path of bloodshed’ by launching attack on Ukraine

Boris Johnson is leading a crisis meeting of senior ministers and officials to consider how to respond to Vladimir Putin’s military action against Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Boris Johnson is leading a crisis meeting of senior ministers and officials to consider how to respond to Vladimir Putin’s military action against Ukraine.

The British Prime Minister said the Russian president has “chosen a path of bloodshed and destruction”, and is expected to announce further sanctions.