UK minister Kwarteng welcomes BP's exit from Rosneft, speaks of "wake up call"

LONDON – Britain’s enterprise secretary Kwasi Kwarteng stated on Sunday he welcomed BP’s choice to exit its 19.75% stake in Russian state-controlled oil agency Rosneft within the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine have to be a get up name for British companies with industrial pursuits in (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s Russia,” he stated on Twitter.