At the same time, the British prime minister assured that he considers it possible to resolve problems with Russia through dialogue, and expressed his readiness to continue contacts with Vladimir Putin.Boris Johnson / photo REUTERS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Russian President Vladimir Putin must understand that in the event of a new attack on Ukraine, tough sanctions await Moscow.

Johnson stated this while speaking in the British Parliament, Radio Liberty reports .

“If President Putin chooses the path of bloodshed and destruction, he must realize that it will be both tragic and futile, and we must not allow him to believe that he can easily take any smaller part of Ukraine, cut off a piece, because resistance will be bitter… And if Russia goes down this path, many sons of Russian mothers will not return home. And the response of the international community will be the same, and the pain that will be inflicted on the Russian economy will be the same,” Johnson said.

He stressed that Ukrainians have the full moral and legal right to defend their country.

“I believe that their resistance will be persistent and stubborn, and the bloodshed will be comparable to the first war in Chechnya or Bosnia, or any other conflict that Europe has experienced since 1945. No one will benefit from such a catastrophe,” Johnson said.

At the same time, the British prime minister assured that he considers it possible to resolve problems with Russia through dialogue, and expressed his readiness to continue contacts with Putin.

“I believe that all fears of Russia can still be dispelled, and we can find a way to mutual security through patient and principled diplomacy, provided that President Putin avoids the pitfalls of starting a terrible war, which, in my opinion, will deserve the condemnation of history,” – said the head of the British government.

(C)UNIAN 2022