The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today warned Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation with him on Monday that any destabilizing action against Ukraine would be a strategic mistake with significant consequences, while the Russian president said that to prevent NATO from advancing east.
“The prime minister emphasized the UK’s commitment to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and warned that any destabilizing action could be a strategic mistake with significant consequences,” said a spokeswoman for Downing Street.
The British Prime Minister “expressed the deep concern of the United Kingdom for the deployment of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine and reiterated its interest in cooperating through diplomacy to de-escalate tensions and find viable solutions.”
The Russian president told Boris Johnson during a telephone conversation that Moscow wanted direct talks with the West to limit any possible NATO expansion to the east.
“Vladimir Putin has said that it is necessary to start talks without delay in order to draft clear agreements under international law, which will exclude any further advance of NATO to the east and the installation in neighboring countries, primarily in Ukraine, of weapons “They pose a threat to Russia,” the Kremlin said in a statement, adding that “the Russian side will present draft agreements.”
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