Its Minister of Defense Of Britain raised the tones with Russiaon the occasion of the crisis in Ukraine and targeted Vladimir Putin, whom he called “crazy.”
According to dailymail.co.uk, the Ben Wallace on the occasion of the office he holds and the fact that he served as officer of the Scottish Guards regiment in the 90s, he wanted to “animate” British troops.
So, in a short speech he gave in front of soldiers, he referred to Crimean War (s.s. conflict of the Russian and Ottoman empires in 1853-1856) and compared the Russian president with Tsar Nicholas I.
«He had made the same mistake as Putin“he had no friends, he had no alliances”, he said characteristically and then added that “it will be a busy army. “Unfortunately, we have a busy opponent now with Putin, who has gone completely crazy.”
The publication of the British website states that the soldiers may have laughed, but the above comment is considered violation of diplomatic etiquette
“Ready” and new sanctions
Britain has already studied further sanctions which it can trigger at the expense of Russia, if tensions between Moscow and Ukraine escalate, the fault of the former, said a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
He declined to specify what would trigger the further sanctions or what exactly they would include, saying it would give Russian President Vladimir Putin a strategic advantage, according to the APE.
EU sanctions against Russia
The European Council approved on Wednesday (23/2) the package of measures to respond to Russia’s decision to proceed with the recognition of the non-governmental controlled areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
“Such decisions are illegal and unacceptable. “They violate international law, the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, Russia’s international commitments and further escalate the crisis,” said EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
Source: News Beast
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