British troops would not fight Russian forces in Ukraine, and that recent reinforcements were firmly within the borders of NATO members, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday when he also warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will have to more NATO, no less.
“It’s nothing more than defensive measures, which were the essence of NATO for more over 70 years,” he said during a visit to Estonia where Britain has deployed more troops.
“I want to be crystal clear ultimately, on this point we are not going fight Russian forces in Ukraine and our reinforcements like these reinforcements here in Tapa are firmly within the borders of NATO members and they are deeply the right thing to do.”
The bombardment of Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by Russian forces is an atrocity reminiscent of the attacks on Sarajevo by Serbs in 1990s Johnson also said, adding that such attacks united the world against Russia.
Asked about the bombardment of Kharkiv, Johnson said it was “absolutely sickening”.
“It reminds me, if anything, if you remember the bombing of Sarajevo market by the Serbs, the bombardments of innocent people in Bosnia, I like itair of a deliberate atrocity against a civilian center,” Johnson said.
“I think people’s stomachs are upset by what’s going on, and they see that you have to stand up up against Russian aggression (and) to support Ukrainians.”
If Russian President Vladimir Putin gets his way goal of oust the government in Kyivs Humanitarian and Rights Crises in Ukraine “will only get worse”, says the head of the American diplomacy also notified on Tuesday.
american secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) that Russia’s “premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine” was creating serious humanitarian and human rights crises there.
In a pre-recorded video, he also asked if Russia should be allowed to hold son seat on the Geneva-based consultancy after launching son full-climb invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
He denounced the “violations of Moscow of international humanitarian law accumulates from hour to hour”, underlining the many civilians killed and many over half a million who fled the country in material of days.
But, he warned, “if President Putin succeeds in son declared goal of democratically overthrowing the Ukrainianelected governmentthe human rights crisis and the humanitarian crisis will only get worse.”
Blinken highlighted the situation on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014.
There he charged, “Russia’s occupation has come with extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, torture, arbitrary acts detentionpersecution of ethnic and religious minorities, and the brutal repression of contestation.
“The Kremlin is also rise in power up its crackdown in Russia,” Blinken warned.
He said that “even before the invasion he shut down human rights organizations and harassed, poisoned and imprisoned anti-corruption activists and politicians. opponents.”
And since the invasion has begun just six a few days ago, “the authorities are said to have detained thousands of Russians peacefully protesting the invasions, as well as journalists covering the protests,” he said. added.
The senior US diplomat called on the advice to “send a united message that President Putin should unconditionally stop this unprovoked attack … and immediately withdraw Russian forces from Ukraine.”
He also demand, “steps hold the culprits accountable. »
Blinken voiced son indignation that a member of the main rights of the United Nations body would wear out such “flagrant aggression on The sovereignty of Ukraine.”
“One can reasonably ask whether a UN member state that is trying to take over another UN member state, while committing horrific human rights violations and causing enormous humanitarian suffering, should to be allowed to remain on this advice,” he said.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday urged Ukraine to take peace talks seriously with Russia, “show independence and contractual capacity.”
Speaking at the meeting of OHCHR in Geneva via videoconference, Lavrov said that if agreements are reached between Russia and Ukraine, they must avoid destiny of the minsk agreement on the Ukrainian crisis, which was never implemented.
Lavrov said the situation in the world not getting better, but getting worse due to efforts by the United States and its allies to promote “rules-order based on.”
“What is ‘this order’ turning out to be for human rights are clearly perceived in The example of Ukraine,” he said.
Lavrov declared the 2014 coup in Ukraine led to civil war, saying Putin decided to recognize rebel regions of Ukraine and to launch a special military operation “to protect local residents” of Donetsk and Lugansk.
“The goal of our actions are to save people fulfilling our allied obligations, as well as demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine for thatarrive never again. This is particularly relevant in the light of an attempt to draw Ukraine into NATO.
“As you know by request of (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy, negotiations between representatives of Russia and the delegation of Kyiv has begun. I hope the Ukrainian side is conscious of gravity of the situation, is aware of the need for show independence and contractual capacity, and avoid repeat the history of the Minsk agreements,” he said.
The Western reaction shows what it is goal in Ukraine had to create an anti-Russian platform, it added.
“The United States and its allies, who are responsible for the killing of hundreds of thousands of people in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan, and the violation of human rights and international humanitarian law, were formerly again apply double standards,” he said.
Lavrov called Western sanctions “illegal” and urged an end to “the arrogant philosophy of West, based on one direction of its own superiority and exclusivity.”
“Sovereign equality of states is a key principle of the Charter of the United Nations. It fully applies to the work of the CHR (OHCHR). Russia is always open to an equal and mutually respectful discussion on all the problems, ready to find the right balance of interests,” he said.
In addition, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on On Tuesday he asked Putin to deploy an additional S-400 missile complex in the west of Minsk, the RIA news the agency reported, citing another news agency, Belta.
The complex is necessary to defend the territory of Belarus, Lukashenko said.
British troops would not fight Russian forces in Ukraine, and that recent reinforcements were firmly within the borders of NATO members, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday when he also warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he will have to more NATO, no less.
“It’s nothing more than defensive measures, which were the essence of NATO for more over 70 years,” he said during a visit to Estonia where Britain has deployed more troops.
“I want to be crystal clear ultimately, on this point we are not going fight Russian forces in Ukraine and our reinforcements like these reinforcements here in Tapa are firmly within the borders of NATO members and they are deeply the right thing to do.”
The bombardment of Ukrainian city of Kharkiv by Russian forces is an atrocity reminiscent of the attacks on Sarajevo by Serbs in 1990s Johnson also said, adding that such attacks united the world against Russia.
Asked about the bombardment of Kharkiv, Johnson said it was “absolutely sickening”.
“It reminds me, if anything, if you remember the bombing of Sarajevo market by the Serbs, the bombardments of innocent people in Bosnia, I like itair of a deliberate atrocity against a civilian center,” Johnson said.
“I think people’s stomachs are upset by what’s going on, and they see that you have to stand up up against Russian aggression (and) to support Ukrainians.”
If Russian President Vladimir Putin gets his way goal of oust the government in Kyivs Humanitarian and Rights Crises in Ukraine “will only get worse”, says the head of the American diplomacy also notified on Tuesday.
american secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) that Russia’s “premeditated, unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine” was creating serious humanitarian and human rights crises there.
In a pre-recorded video, he also asked if Russia should be allowed to hold son seat on the Geneva-based consultancy after launching son full-climb invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
He denounced the “violations of Moscow of international humanitarian law accumulates from hour to hour”, underlining the many civilians killed and many over half a million who fled the country in material of days.
But, he warned, “if President Putin succeeds in son declared goal of democratically overthrowing the Ukrainianelected governmentthe human rights crisis and the humanitarian crisis will only get worse.”
Blinken highlighted the situation on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014.
There he charged, “Russia’s occupation has come with extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, torture, arbitrary acts detentionpersecution of ethnic and religious minorities, and the brutal repression of contestation.
“The Kremlin is also rise in power up its crackdown in Russia,” Blinken warned.
He said that “even before the invasion he shut down human rights organizations and harassed, poisoned and imprisoned anti-corruption activists and politicians. opponents.”
And since the invasion has begun just six a few days ago, “the authorities are said to have detained thousands of Russians peacefully protesting the invasions, as well as journalists covering the protests,” he said. added.
The senior US diplomat called on the advice to “send a united message that President Putin should unconditionally stop this unprovoked attack … and immediately withdraw Russian forces from Ukraine.”
He also demand, “steps hold the culprits accountable. »
Blinken voiced son indignation that a member of the main rights of the United Nations body would wear out such “flagrant aggression on The sovereignty of Ukraine.”
“One can reasonably ask whether a UN member state that is trying to take over another UN member state, while committing horrific human rights violations and causing enormous humanitarian suffering, should to be allowed to remain on this advice,” he said.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday urged Ukraine to take peace talks seriously with Russia, “show independence and contractual capacity.”
Speaking at the meeting of OHCHR in Geneva via videoconference, Lavrov said that if agreements are reached between Russia and Ukraine, they must avoid destiny of the minsk agreement on the Ukrainian crisis, which was never implemented.
Lavrov said the situation in the world not getting better, but getting worse due to efforts by the United States and its allies to promote “rules-order based on.”
“What is ‘this order’ turning out to be for human rights are clearly perceived in The example of Ukraine,” he said.
Lavrov declared the 2014 coup in Ukraine led to civil war, saying Putin decided to recognize rebel regions of Ukraine and to launch a special military operation “to protect local residents” of Donetsk and Lugansk.
“The goal of our actions are to save people fulfilling our allied obligations, as well as demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine for thatarrive never again. This is particularly relevant in the light of an attempt to draw Ukraine into NATO.
“As you know by request of (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy, negotiations between representatives of Russia and the delegation of Kyiv has begun. I hope the Ukrainian side is conscious of gravity of the situation, is aware of the need for show independence and contractual capacity, and avoid repeat the history of the Minsk agreements,” he said.
The Western reaction shows what it is goal in Ukraine had to create an anti-Russian platform, it added.
“The United States and its allies, who are responsible for the killing of hundreds of thousands of people in Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan, and the violation of human rights and international humanitarian law, were formerly again apply double standards,” he said.
Lavrov called Western sanctions “illegal” and urged an end to “the arrogant philosophy of West, based on one direction of its own superiority and exclusivity.”
“Sovereign equality of states is a key principle of the Charter of the United Nations. It fully applies to the work of the CHR (OHCHR). Russia is always open to an equal and mutually respectful discussion on all the problems, ready to find the right balance of interests,” he said.
In addition, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on On Tuesday he asked Putin to deploy an additional S-400 missile complex in the west of Minsk, the RIA news the agency reported, citing another news agency, Belta.
The complex is necessary to defend the territory of Belarus, Lukashenko said.