British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street, LondonLONDON, Feb 24Britain and allies will present a package of sanctions against the Russian economy on Thursday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an address to the nation in connection with a special Russian operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he had decided on a special military operation because for Donbass. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Russian armed forces do not carry out any rocket air or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine. According to the agency, military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields, aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are disabled by high-precision weapons. At the same time, the ministry clarified that nothing threatens the civilian population.22 Feb, 19:08InfographicDonetsk and Lugansk People's RepublicsInfographicView»Today, together with our allies, we will agree on a massive package of economic sanctions, designed just in time to weaken the Russian economy. And to that end, we must also collectively end our dependence on Russian oil and gas, which has been too long gave Putin power over Western politics,» Johnson said. According to him, «a large-scale invasion» of Russia into Ukraine is underway. In a televised address to the Russians, Putin stressed that the circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help.» He added that «in this regard, in accordance with Article 51, part 7 of the UN Charter, with the sanction of the Federation Council and in pursuance of the treaties of friendship and mutual assistance with the DPR and LPR ratified by the Federal Assembly, I have decided to conduct a special military operation» . The President of the Russian Federation said that all responsibility for the bloodshed would be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. Putin called on the Ukrainian military not to follow the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, to lay down their arms and go home. wp-content/uploads/2022/02/b214c4b3788cb85415284d91e78d43fe.jpg» />The European Union assessed the likelihood of Russia disconnecting from SWIFTPosted by: Vlada Kopylova
