In a nightmarish assessment of the continuation of the war in Ukraine The British Foreign Secretary, Liz Trass, proceeded.
Speaking to diplomats and businessmen, Tras stressed that Vladimir Putin's Russia is even less credible than the former Soviet Union and did not hesitate to call the Russian president a "desperate conspiracy" who should not be rewarded for his aggression.
In this context, he stressed the urgent need for the withdrawal of Russian forces from the entire territory of Ukraine and called on the West to strengthen the defenders with tanks and aircraft.
Concern about the spread of the war
According to British media, the British minister warned that "if Putin succeeds, there will be untold further misery across Europe and terrible consequences globally."
"The war in Ukraine is our war, it's everyone's war, because Ukraine's victory is a strategic imperative for all of us," he said, adding that Putin's victory would bring "untold misery" to Europe, which would not he never felt safe again. "
Britain and its allies must "continue to move faster and faster to repel Russia from all of Ukraine." And as a sign that the battle for Ukraine could draw, he argued that "we must be prepared that it could last even ten years."
Nuclear use
The British Foreign Secretary also expressed concern about the possible use of regular nuclear or chemical weapons by Russia in Ukraine.
"Today 's Russia is less credible than the former Soviet Union, as Soviet leaders at least expected to act" with some degree of logic "and to de-escalate tensions when confronted by the West. "None of this is true of Putin," he said.
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