Johnson: Western reaction to the occupation of Crimea was "not harsh enough"
15:24, 22 February
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson commented on the West's intention to impose a package of economic sanctions against Russia. He believes that the West's reaction to the occupation of Crimea was "not harsh enough".
He told journalists about it, "Crimea. Realities" informs.
"Looking back on 2014 and the invasion of Crimea, the annexation of Crimea and what happened then in eastern Ukraine, we have to admit that we were not harsh enough and, in the end, we, as Europeans, have done too little to reject Russian oil and gas”, - Johnson said.
What is known
- On February 21, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik, leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, simultaneously asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize the L / DNR.
- On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of the self-proclaimed "LPR" and "DPR" and signed a decree.
- Ukraine and the West have stated that Russia's recognition of the L / DNR means its withdrawal from the Minsk agreements.
- A few hours after Russia's recognition of the L / DNR, Moscow began bringing its troops into their territory, ostensibly for peacekeeping purposes.
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine would remain the same, despite Russia's actions that mean ignoring decisions within the Normandy format and the Kremlin's unilateral withdrawal from the Minsk agreements.
- Ukraine has initiated an emergency summit of the Normandy Four. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent a request within the framework of the Budapest Memorandum with a request to hold consultations immediately.
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