London, Thanasis Gavos
She had a new telephone conversation with him in the morning Ukrainian President Zelensky the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson.
According to Downing Street, Mr Johnson conveyed Britain ‘s support and admiration for the Ukrainian people.
The British leader told his interlocutor: “Know this Volodymyr: Putin will fail and that is now a key goal of the British government.”
According to the British side, the President Zelensky called on the West to encourage anti-war protests in Russia and informed him of heavy losses on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides.
In a post on Twitter about this communication, Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that Ukraine needs support more than ever, that it “demands” effective resistance against Russia and that sanctions “must be further strengthened”.
At last night’s emergency cabinet meeting, Boris Johnson and members of the government received “ominous estimates” of the course of the fighting, with British estimates that Ukrainian forces might be deployed soon.
According to the BBC political editor, the British assessment of how the hostilities could end is that the Russians will possibly occupy Ukraine soon, then face attacks from Ukrainian military enclaves, while at the same time the Russian economy will begin to feel pressure from Western sanctions.
As a result, London is preparing for a “long and serious” conflict.
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