Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson led the charge at the G7 for sanctions to be brought against Moscow to no avail, as Germany, Italy and the wider European Union rejected his request. Johnson's colleagues, however, are somewhat optimistic that measures can still be implemented to punish Russia, pending a full investigation into the
European Union Rejects Calls For Russia Sanctions
Britain and America have failed to win immediate support from their European allies for new sanctions on Russia following the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria.