London 24 Aug, London : Russian President Vladimir Putin should not be allowed continue the annexed region of Crimea in different regions of Ukraine UK’s outgoing Prim Minister Boris Johnson told world leaders.Johnson stated that allies must continue supporting Ukraine until Russian forces withdraw out of the “entirety” of its territory as reported by the news agency dpa.
Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014, and Johnson advised that Putin will seek to replicate the same process in other regions of Ukraine after the Russian invasion six months ago.
In a video message to the world-wide Crimea Platform conference hosted by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, Johnson said the peninsula was turned into an “armed camp” by Russia since 2014 and was used as one of the launch pads for the invasion in February.
“Putin plans to do to other areas of Ukraine and even all of Ukraine what he did to Crimea,” Johnson warned.
“He is working on another annexation and more sham referendums.”
Johnson declared that Russia’s annexed of Crimea “or any other Ukrainian territory” cannot be acknowledged.
“In the midst of Putin’s attack, we must keep providing our Ukrainian friends all the humanitarian, military and economic assistance that they require until Russia ceases this harrowing conflict and withdraws its troops from the entire of Ukraine,” he said.
Johnson has developed a close connection with Zelensky and is determined to assure Zelensky and the Ukrainian administration that the support of the UK will continue after he is out of Downing Street in September.
His speech to the Crimea Platform conference came on the day of the Ukrainian independence day.
The significance of the day’s events has led to fears that Russia could intensify military actions, with the US issuing an alert to the possibility of attacks against Ukraine’s “civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the next few days”.
