Germany’s Chancellor says his country is doing ‘all it can’ to reduce dependence on Russian hydrocarbons, at a press conference alongside Britain’s Prime Minister. Boris Johnson says the leaders discussed collaborating on energy security. On the subject of supplying arms to Ukraine, Boris Johnson says it is Russia who has escalated the situation, and that western governments are simply trying to help Ukraine defend itself. The Prime Minister also addressed controversy over the tax status of the wife of Britain’s finance minister, saying family members should be kept out of politics. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES