I entered PollsThe widely denounced news conference is now on its third Sunday in four regions in eastern Ukraine, and the Russian parliament could take steps within days to formally annex Ukrainian regions.
By merging the four regions, namely Luhansk, Donetsk andKherson Zaporizhia, to Russia, Moscow could portray the attacks to take back as an attack on Russia itself, a warning to Kiev and its Western allies.
The Russian annexation raises the risk of a direct military confrontation between Russia and NATOUkrainian forces use Western weapons.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that the United States would respond decisively to any use of nuclear weapons by Russia against Ukraine, and that Washington had made it clear to Moscow "catastrophic consequences" that you will encounter.
Sullivan told NBC "If Russia crosses this line, there will be catastrophic consequences for Russia. The United States will respond decisively".
British Prime Minister Liz Truss said that Britain and its allies should not respond to the threats of Putin, who made what she described as a strategic mistake because he did not expect the strength of the West’s reaction.
She added in an interview with (CNN) broadcast on Sunday "We should not listen to the drumbeat of war and its illusory threats. Instead, what we need is to continue to impose sanctions on Russia and continue to support the Ukrainians".
veiled threat
The latest US warning came on the heels of nuclear threat A disguised face last Wednesday was President Vladimir Putin, who said that Russia would use any weapons to defend its territory.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke more directly about the matter at a press conference Saturday after addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
When asked whether Russia has justification for the use of nuclear weapons To defend the annexed territories from Ukraine, Lavrov said that Russian lands, including lands "which will be answered later" In the Russian constitution, "It is fully protected by the state".
Ukraine and Western countries say that the referendums on the annexation of these areas to Russia are invalid and aim to justify the annexation and the escalation of hostilities, after a decision to partially call up the reserve forces following recent losses incurred by Moscow on the battlefield.
Russian news agencies quoted unidentified sources as saying that the two houses of the Russian parliament may discuss bills to integrate the new lands by Thursday. The Russian Information Agency said that Putin may address the two houses of parliament in an extraordinary joint session on Friday.
The territory controlled by Russian forces in the four regions represents about 15 percent of Ukraine, the size of Portugal. And you will add it to Crimeawhich was already annexed by Russia in 2014, which is roughly the size of Belgium.
Ukrainian forces still control some territory in each of the four regions, including about 40 percent of Donetsk and the capital of the Zaporizhia region. Heavy fighting is taking place along the entire front, especially in the north of Donetsk and in Kherson.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that his country would recover all the lands occupied by Russia.
Added via Telegram app "We will certainly liberate our country completely, from Kherson to Luhansk region, from Crimea to the region Donetsk".
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I entered PollsThe widely denounced news conference is now on its third Sunday in four regions in eastern Ukraine, and the Russian parliament could take steps within days to formally annex Ukrainian regions.
By merging the four regions, namely Luhansk, Donetsk andKherson Zaporizhia, to Russia, Moscow could portray the attacks to take back as an attack on Russia itself, a warning to Kiev and its Western allies.
The Russian annexation raises the risk of a direct military confrontation between Russia and NATOUkrainian forces use Western weapons.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that the United States would respond decisively to any use of nuclear weapons by Russia against Ukraine and that Washington had made clear to Moscow the “catastrophic consequences” it would face.
“If Russia crosses this line, there will be catastrophic consequences for Russia. The United States will respond decisively,” Sullivan told NBC television.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss said that Britain and its allies should not respond to the threats of Putin, who made what she described as a strategic mistake because he did not expect the strength of the West’s reaction.
“We shouldn’t listen to him beating the drums of war and his imaginary threats. Instead, what we need is to continue to impose sanctions on Russia and continue to support the Ukrainians,” she added in an interview with CNN broadcast on Sunday.
veiled threat
The latest US warning came on the heels of nuclear threat A disguised face last Wednesday was President Vladimir Putin, who said that Russia would use any weapons to defend its territory.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke more directly about the matter at a press conference Saturday after addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
When asked whether Russia has justification for the use of nuclear weapons To defend the areas annexed from Ukraine, Lavrov said that Russian lands, including lands “to be returned later” in the Russian constitution, are “completely protected by the state.”
Ukraine and Western countries say that the referendums on the annexation of these areas to Russia are invalid and aim to justify the annexation and the escalation of hostilities, after a decision to partially call up the reserve forces following recent losses incurred by Moscow on the battlefield.
Russian news agencies quoted unidentified sources as saying that the two houses of the Russian parliament may discuss bills to integrate the new lands by Thursday. The Russian Information Agency said that Putin may address the two houses of parliament in an extraordinary joint session on Friday.
The territory controlled by Russian forces in the four regions represents about 15 percent of Ukraine, the size of Portugal. And you will add it to Crimeawhich was already annexed by Russia in 2014, which is roughly the size of Belgium.
Ukrainian forces still control some territory in each of the four regions, including about 40 percent of Donetsk and the capital of the Zaporizhia region. Heavy fighting is taking place along the entire front, especially in the north of Donetsk and in Kherson.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that his country would recover all the lands occupied by Russia.
“We will certainly liberate our entire country, from Kherson to the Luhansk region, and from Crimea to the Luhansk region,” he added via the Telegram app. Donetsk“.