Putin likely to threaten ‘nuclear use’ if Ukraine invasion fails, UK minister says

Russian President Vladimir Putin “is likely to threaten to use nuclear weapons” if he fails to invade Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said on Friday as he marked the first anniversary of the war in that country.

“We strive to Putin he fails in his attempt to invade Ukraine and when he realizes his failure, he will use all the tricks, ”Umno said in an interview with Radio Times.

“He will use cybernetics, he will use disinformation, he will try to extort all possible favors from the international community. This will threaten to escalate and will probably threaten the use of nuclear weapons, ”the head of British diplomacy emphasized.

According to the minister, the main thing is to make it clear to the Russian people that “there is no and never was” a threat Russia.

“This is a purely defensive position” and “there is no threat to one’s own Russia”, he pointed out.

Cleverly made this remark after the British government announced a ban on the export of all military equipment that Russia used on the battlefield Ukraine.

This is an internationally agreed package of aviation parts, radio equipment and electronic components that can be used by the Russian military.

G7 to discuss “new sanctions”

This Friday, the G7 leaders will review the “uncertain situation in Ukraine”, in which Russia “It looks like the country is preparing another offensive while the West is offering more military support to Kyiv,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a press conference ahead of telematics.

“We are also going to discuss the imposition of new sanctions against Russia”, – said Kishida, who also pointed to the intention of the G7 “to call on third countries that offer military support to Moscow to stop doing so.”

“We will reaffirm our unity and talk about how to help Ukraine in reconstruction,” Kishida said about the meeting, in which, in addition to the leaders of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy and Germany, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is planned to attend.

Ukrainian resistance

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday recalled how many people became disillusioned with his country when Russian tanks and planes went to war against it. Ukraine a year ago today, and celebrated his country’s resilience against what was considered the second best army in the world.

Ukrainethe president said in a statement, “did not fall in three days,” but “stopped the second army in the world” and continues to resist and believe in victory a year after the start of Russian aggression.

“A year after a full-scale invasion, 95% of Ukrainians believe in victory,” the president said, referring to a recent poll. If 365 years ago the common feeling was “pain and uncertainty”, today “pride” prevails due to the national reaction to the invasion.

(As reported by EFE)

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