Putin accused Ukraine of using heavy weapons and attack drones in the East.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In particular, Johnson expressed concern about the presence of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine.
This was reported by the American edition of Bloomberg.
During the conversation, the British prime minister warned Putin that any actions leading to destabilization in Ukraine would be Russia's “strategic mistake. ” actions will be a strategic mistake that will have significant consequences, “- said the speaker Boris Johnson.
Boris Johnson, in an interview with Putin, emphasized, as the newspaper writes, the importance of continuing to work through diplomatic channels for de-escalation by the Russian Federation and the search for long-term solutions.
In turn, the press service of the Russian president said that the head of the Russian Federation Putin detailed to Johnson his principal assessments of the current situation around Ukraine. He told the British Prime Minister about the need to immediately begin negotiations with the aim of working out clear agreements that would exclude any further NATO advance eastward. In addition, Putin accused Kiev of disrupting the Minsk agreements.
“It is also indicated that the Ukrainian authorities are deliberately aggravating the situation on the line of collision, using heavy weapons and attack drones prohibited by the Minsk Package of Measures in the conflict zone. and Ukraine's policy of discrimination against the Russian-speaking population, “the Kremlin said in a statement.
Let us remind you that Russia is threatening war if the US and NATO do not accept their demands .
< p> Earlier, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia noted that NATO will face with “grave consequences” if it expands to the east. Also, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called on NATO to officially abandon the 2008 declaration on the aspiration of Ukraine and Georgia to become members of the Alliance.
However, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg criticized this requirement stressing that “NATO's relations with Ukraine will be decided by 30 NATO allies and Ukraine – no one else.”
