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The British Prime Minister advised the Russian authorities to resolve the conflict peacefully.
Boris Johnson believes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be a disaster / photo REUTERS
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The invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine will be a disaster for the Russian Federation itself.
If Russia goes to invasion of Ukraine, it will be a “catastrophe for the whole world”, quotes the words of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson German wave.
The official called on the Russian authorities to resolve the conflict through diplomacy.
Johnson also said that his country “entirely and completely” supports the sovereignty of the Ukrainian state.
“Don’t even hesitate, if Russia starts an invasion of Ukraine, in whatever form and on whatever scale, it, in my opinion, will be a disaster not only for Ukraine, but also for Russia,” the prime minister said. .
Read alsoKuleba at a meeting with Blinken showed a map of Ukraine with the “moved” borders of RussiaEarlier, US President Joe Biden said that a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine would have catastrophic consequences for the Russian Federation.
The American leader also said that NATO member countries can to respond to the “small penetration” of Russia into the Ukrainian state. By small penetration, the head of the states meant non-military, paramilitary or cybernetic actions of the Russian side.
Russian aggression against Ukraine – what you need to know
In the spring of 2014, the Russian authorities seized the Ukrainian Crimea and decided to invade part of the territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The Russian Federation also supported the militants who created the so-called “DNR” and “LNR” in Donbas. A number of Western countries punished Russia with sanctions because of the aggression against Ukraine.
Last autumn, Russia aggravated the situation on the border with our country – transferred a lot of military and equipment. Such actions of the Russian Federation aroused the concern of Ukraine’s Western partners.
In particular, the US and EU countries threatened Russia with new sanctions in case of aggression against Ukraine. There was information about the possible disconnection of Russia from the international interbank payment system SWIFT.
At the end of November last year, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, said that there were more than 90,000 Russian troops on the border of our country, and Russia is preparing for an invasion from the beginning of 2022.
Later, on January 19 of this year, President Volodymyr Zelensky tried to reassure the citizens of Ukraine. The head of state said that the risks of Russian aggression have been there for more than a year, and they have not increased.
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