Thanasis Gavos, London
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson stated that in the telephone communication that he is expected to have during the day with Vladimir Putin he will repeat the call for Russia to withdraw “from the brink” of a possible invasion of Ukraine.
“An invasion of Ukraine, any invasion of Ukraine beyond the territory that Russia has already occupied in 2014, would be an absolute disaster for the world and, above all, a disaster for Russia,” Johnson said. .
He added that the Ukrainians would defend their homeland and that a Russian invasion would meet with “fierce and bloody resistance.”
Britain will impose sanctions on companies and individuals with close ties to the Kremlin if Russia takes “further action” against Ukraine, a senior British official has said.
London’s threats to impose sanctions on Russian companies and businessmen linked to President Putin are worrying and such actions will boomerang on British companies, the Kremlin said.
His spokesman, Dmitry Peshkov, said the threat was an attack on Russian companies and that it was undermining the investment climate in Britain and fueling tensions in Europe.
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