প্রকাশ: 20/02/2022
British Prime
Minister Boris Johnson has said that according to evidence, Russia is planning
"the biggest war in Europe since 1945".
Speaking with Sophie Raworth in a BBC interview, Johnson
added, "All the signs are that the plan has already in some senses
begun."
Intelligence suggests Russia intends to launch an invasion
that will encircle Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Mr Johnson said.
"People need to understand the sheer cost in human life
that could entail," he said.
The prime minister was speaking from Munich, where world
leaders are meeting for an annual security conference.
The latest estimates by the US government suggests that between
169,000 and 190,000 Russian troops are now stationed along Ukraine's border,
both in Russia and neighbouring Belarus - but this figure also includes rebels
in eastern Ukraine.
Western officials have warned in recent weeks that Russia
could be preparing to invade at any time, but Russia has denied the claims,
saying troops are conducting military exercises in the region.
Asked whether a Russian invasion is still thought to be
imminent, Mr Johnson said: "I'm afraid that that is what the evidence
points to, there's no burnishing it.
"The fact is that all the signs are that the plan has
already in some senses begun."
The prime minister said US President Joe Biden had told
Western leaders intelligence suggested Russian forces were not just planning on
entering Ukraine from the east, via Donbas, but down from Belarus and the area
surrounding Kyiv.
"I'm afraid to say that the plan we are seeing is for
something that could be really the biggest war in Europe since 1945 just in
terms of sheer scale," the prime minister said.
People needed to not only consider the potential loss of
life of Ukrainians, but also of "young Russians", he added.
Mr Johnson was speaking after meeting Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky and telling world leaders in a speech that any invasion of
Ukraine by Russia would "echo around the world".
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