The British prime minister said he had held talks in recent days with the leaders of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, the NATO Secretary General and others – all agree on the fundamental importance of maintaining Ukraine’s self-determination.
Johnson threatened Russia with sanctions / photo REUTERS
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Boris Johnson announced his readiness to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation as soon as the “boot” of the first Russian soldier goes deeper into Ukraine.
According to an UNIAN correspondent, Johnson announced this in Kiev at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The head of the British government said that the “harsh reality” must be taken into account, as today more than 100,000 Russian troops are assembled on the borders of Ukraine, in the largest demonstration of hostile hostilities against Ukraine in modern times.
“There is no doubt that a further Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a political catastrophe, a humanitarian catastrophe, and in my opinion, it would be a military catastrophe for Russia and the world. A potential invasion completely contradicts President Putin’s claims to act in the interests of the Ukrainian people,” Johnson emphasized.
The British prime minister added that the Ukrainian people and the world community will evaluate the actions of Britain and other countries based on the reaction to Russian actions.
Since 2015, British instructors have helped train more than 20,000 Ukrainian troops, he said, and Britain has provided Ukraine with £2.2 million for non-lethal military equipment, and two weeks ago, a cargo of anti-tank weapons arrived in Ukraine from Britain to bolster Ukrainian defenses. .
“Today I announced an additional £88m of UK funding to support good governance and Ukraine’s energy independence. This will strengthen your efforts to build a free and prosperous Ukrainian society, free from sinister influences,” Johnson said.
“Also, together with other countries, we are preparing a package of sanctions and other measures that will be applied at the moment when the first Russian boot goes even deeper into Ukrainian territory. We have carried out all this work and prepared all this not to demonstrate hostility towards Russia, but as evidence that we will always stand up for freedom and democracy and Ukrainian sovereignty in the face of aggression,” Johnson said.
He said that in recent days he had conversations with the leaders of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, the NATO Secretary General and others, all of whom agree on the fundamental importance of maintaining Ukraine’s self-determination.
Johnson recalled that the Ukrainian people have an inalienable right to choose how the state will be governed and which organizations it seeks to join. “And the United Kingdom, as your friend and partner, will always support this right,” Johnson said.
“It is vital that Russia take a step back and choose the path of diplomacy. I believe this is still possible. We are committed to joining the dialogue. Of course, we are interested. But we have sanctions ready, we are providing military support and also strengthening our economic cooperation because we are a stable ally of Ukraine and are supporters of territorial integrity and sovereignty,” he added.
According to Johnson, it is important for Britain to step up efforts to bring together international allies and partners in the West to prepare a package of economic sanctions against Russia. He noted that the new British legislation would make it possible to precisely define Russia’s strategic commercial interests, as well as Russia’s personal commercial interests.
“It is vital that they understand in Moscow that this will be automatic in the way of our application of all sanctions. Therefore, as soon as there is a further invasion of sovereign Ukrainian territory, these sanctions will be imposed. I know that this is also the position of our American allies and we hope that this will be a common position. And for this we are working to achieve this,” Johnson summed up.
He also assured that Britain is making efforts to strengthen the ability of Ukraine to resist the Russian Federation.
)Recall, Boris Johnson flew to Kiev on February 1. Earlier it was reported that the Prime Minister of Britain will arrive in the capital of Ukraine to talk with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities on how to stop a possible full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine .
On the eve of his visit to Ukraine, Boris Johnson postponed a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
And the head of the British Foreign Office, Liz Truss, on the eve of her visit to Ukraine, which was scheduled for February 1, received a positive test result for COVID-19 and went into self-isolation.
During this visit, the British Foreign Ministers were supposed to announce the creation of a new format of cooperation between the UK, Poland and Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba revealed some details about the future alliance.
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“The British prime minister said he had held talks in recent days with the leaders of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, the NATO Secretary General and others – all agree on the fundamental importance of maintaining Ukraine’s self-determination.”
Sorry, Boris, you are a great leader but maybe a bit too naive. Don’t trust the frogs, the krauts or the spaghettis. They speak with forked tongues and will stab you in the back whenever it suits them. They are good students of mafia land’s methodologies.
Do not worry facts. He knows only too well what treacherous fucks the krauts, frogs and Eyties are. Previously a europhile in his journalist days, he quickly realised what was up against in the brexit process. They chucked everything at him to make Brexit a disaster, but it didn’t come off for them.
But on the Ukraine issue, he knows what he’s up against: a bunch of putler jackboot licker trash who would carry on as if nothing had happened if Ukraine was absorbed by the putinazis.
I think he’s decided that Poland and the Baltics are Britain’s only reliable EU friends. The Ukraine-Poland-UK Trilateral needs to get quickly formalised. It could be an excellent force for good in Europe.
That’s good to know, Sir Scradge. Thanks.
I would’ve been surprised if Boris would’ve been so callow as to allow himself to be led through the arena on a nose ring by those pathetic clowns.
I tell you, having a strong and courageous leader like Boris is a reassuring element in today’s weak West, and is of increased importance when the one in the Oval Office has been so damned weak. Although, I must take what I’m saying with a grain of salt, seeing the flow of weapons into Ukraine lately. But, having a Boris as leader of the UK is nonetheless very encouraging, and I’m sure that the Ukrainians feel the same way.
I heard that US and UK visitors in Kyiv are currently getting free drinks from patriotic bar owners in Kyiv!
Reminds me of a trip I made to Arromanches, near one of the landing beaches in Normandy. The French are usually disdainful and sniffy to “les rosbifs” (analogue to “the frogs”). But in that part of Normandy they are hospitable. Even today, you can see “welcome to our liberators” signs outside cafes.
It is possible to visualise a much more kindly bloc in Europe in the future : the old corrupt putinoid scum bloc led by the frogs, krauts, Eyties etc and the decent one led by the tripartite Poland, UK and a happier, more prosperous Ukraine. Possibly a Scandi might join, plus maybe Portugal and Holland. Georgia and Moldova would be on board too of course.
Imagine how lonely Georgia feels; surrounded by shit countries?
Just seen this, unfortunately I can’t access it. It’s an article by the Times concerning Prince Michael of Kent, and Putin.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-michael-of-kent-selling-access-to-the-putinistas-gbb99pcx6
BBC are running it too. He’s a fluent Russian speaker with blood links to the Romanovs and a grasping, greedy wife from a nazi family.
He claims to know putler and can get introductions for businessmen. He’s been doing it for years. It looks like the prick did not stop even when putler started behaving like a cross between Lenin, Hitler, Stalin and Ivan the terrible.
I’m in favour of the House of Windsor, but there needs to be a cull. Michael, his loathsome wife, Andrew, his loathsome ex-wife, Harry and his loathsome wife all need to be defunded and completely cut off.
Any money Michael made out of putler should be seized and given to putler’s victims.
That with the friendly Frenchies in Normandy surprises me, because I’ve had bad experiences in not only frog land, but also the frog parts of Belgium and Luxemburg.
PM of Hungary visited Putin today. he told Putin sanctions against Russia will not work.
Putin as gift will sent extra gas to Hungary for friendly price.
Some things never change…………………..