Russia-Ukraine War: Attempts To Interfere Will Lead To Severe Consequences – Putin Warns World Leaders
As the war between Ukraine and Russia puts the world on edge, Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, has warned global leaders against actions that will prevent Russia’s operation in Ukraine.
Putin said any interference will attract immediate response that will lead to consequences they have “never faced in their history,” adding that Russia was ready for any outcome.
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MDB had earlier reported that Putin ordered a special military operation in Ukraine’s Donbas region in the early hours of Thursday.
Ukraine’s interior ministry said Russia had begun attacks on the country, as explosions were reportedly heard in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, and in other parts of Ukraine
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The attacks were said to have targeted key infrastructure in the country.
US President Joe Biden, alongside other world leaders and international bodies condemned the attacks, describing them as unprovoked.
Biden said Putin has chosen a “premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering”.
He stated that the US and its allies—members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)—will deliver a decisive response.
However, Putin, in a TV broadcast, said the circumstances required firm and immediate actions as Donbas’ People’s Republic asked for help from Russia.
He warned that Russia will respond swiftly to any attempt to disrupt its operation in Ukraine.
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Putin stated;
In this regard, according to the Article 51, part of the Unted Nations Charter, with the consent of the Russian Federation Council, and in accordance of the ratified agreement on February 22, of this year on friendship and mutual aid with Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic, I decided to conduct a special military operation. Its goal is the protection of people, who during eight, suffered from abuse and genocide from the Kyiv Regime.
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He added;
Whoever would stop us, and further create threats to our country, to our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and lead to such consequences that you have never faced in your history. We are ready for any outcome.
He accused the US and its allies of ignoring Russia’s demand to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO and offer Moscow security guarantees.
Earlier, Putin had listed three conditions that he said could end the standoff, urging Kyiv to renounce its bid to join NATO, to partially demilitarize and to recognize Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Ukraine has since rejected such demands.
