Liz Truss today indicated that the United Kingdom could follow the US and hit Vladimir Putin with personal economic embargoes if Russia invades Ukraine as the Foreign Secretary declared she will visit the country next week.
US President Joe Biden said that direct action could be taken against Vladimir Putin if he gives the green light to an attack.
Liz Truss said that they have ruled nothing out in terms of sanctions when she was asked if the UK could follow suit.
But Russia hit back, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissing the threats as worthless because senior Russian officials are banned from holding assets abroad.
It came as four-way peace talks involving officials from Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine, were expected to take place in Paris as they try to thrash out a solution to a rumbling war in east Ukraine between Kiev forces and Russia backed separatists.
Discussions have been going on for years without making any real improvement but the fact that diplomatic efforts are continuing against the backdrop of the build-up of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine is likely to be regarded as a favourable sign.
Liz Truss said she will travel to Ukraine next week to offer more support to the Ukrainian’s in a brave move which will be seen as the UK stepping up its support for Kiev.
The trip will inevitably reignite comparisons between Liz Truss and former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
Liz Truss memorably channelled Margaret Thatcher in November last year when she posed for pictures while riding in a tank as she issued an early warning to Vladimir Putin not to launch an attack into Ukraine.
The Foreign Secretary also urged Britain’s allies to do more to supply Ukraine with defensive support after the UK sent a selection of high-tech weaponry and an 80-tonne cargo of US anti-tank missiles which arrived in Kiev.
Russian troops have massed at the border with Ukraine but the Kremlin has continually repudiated its planning an attack.
NATO countries have alerted Vladimir Putin that Russia will encounter severe financial consequences if he does launch an attack.
Joe Biden said last night he would consider personal embargoes against Vladimir Putin if he invades Ukraine. The US has also threatened restrictions in a spectrum of areas, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing and aerospace.
But Russia hit back, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissing the threats as worthless because senior Russian officials are barred from holding assets abroad.
Remember when the media were portraying Theresa May as the new Margaret Thatcher, and then they did a bag of hit pieces on her rival leads – now it looks like they’re attempting to big up this comedian Liz Truss, and she’s trying to be something that she’s not.
This woman should really be kept schtum because reckless exchange costs lives.
And whatever Liz Truss is, she’s certainly no Margaret Thatcher. She’s just a politician whose zeal surpasses her capabilities – I suppose like most politicians these days.
Liz Truss thinks she’s Margaret Thatcher. Boris Johnson thinks he’s Winston Churchill, and if you ever wanted confirmation of a delusional state, you absolutely have one there.
The ex-Liberal Democrat Liz Truss went from Remain to Leave for personal political gain. The woman would try and sell cheese to a lactose intolerant person and she sold out British farmers for a worse deal than they had, and she really is nothing but an utterly dishonest and disdainful clown who believes her time to lead has come.
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