London, Thanasis Gavos
UK Secretary of State Liz Tras said the British government was “very concerned” about the possibility use of chemical weapons from Russia to Ukraine.
In an interview with CNN from the US where she is visiting, Ms. Trash said: “We have seen Russia use such weapons in the past in conflict areas, but this would be a serious mistake on the part of Russia, which would add to the serious mistakes already are made by Putin. “
Asked if Britain believed war crimes had been committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, the British foreign minister said: “We fully believe that war crimes are being committed.”
He noted that along with 37 other countries, the United Kingdom has referred Russia to the International Criminal Court.
Ms. Tras announced that in her speech in the evening at the Atlantic Council in Washington will say that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a “paradigm shift” in addressing future threats to democracy, similar to that of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
It is also expected to call on the West to stand up to authoritarian regimes and pledge not to allow aggressive tendencies such as those of President Putin to escalate.
“Putin has launched a full-scale offensive not only against the Ukrainian people, but also against the very foundation of our societies and the rules by which we coexist – sovereignty, democracy, the Charter of the United Nations.
»It crashed the architecture of global security. The invasion of Ukraine is a shift example on the same scale as 9/11. How we respond today will set the pattern for this new era.
“Leaving Putin’s expansion unopposed would send a dangerous message to would-be invaders and authoritarian leaders around the world.” “We can not allow this to happen,” she said.
He will call for immediate, collective and rigorous action in line with the change that the world is undergoing after the Russian invasion.
He will also stress the importance of ending the strategy of dependence on hostile and authoritarian regimes, setting an example of the challenges posed by dependence on Russian energy production.
In this context, and in a message to countries such as Germany, he will further say that sanctions against Russia should be further tightened, with its complete exclusion from the SWIFT system and the freezing of all assets of Russian banks.
Finally, he will ask for cooperation in order to hold Putin accountable to him International Criminal Court, but also more support for Ukraine with defense weapons and humanitarian aid.
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