Live / Putin threatened Boris Johnson with a missile before the war, says former British PM

The goal is to increase the number of men on the ground. According to the British Ministry of Defense, Russia is preparing for a new round of mobilizations. “On January 22, 2023, newspapers reported that the Kyrgyz migrant workers with dual passports were prevented from leaving Russia by Russian border guards, telling the men that their names were on the mobilization lists,” says the daily report.

British intelligence services also recall that on January 23, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, said that the partial mobilization decree is still in force. Therefore, Moscow “continues to look for ways to reach the large number of personnel” it needs for a future major offensive in Ukraine.

Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – January 30, 2023

Learn more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/vyFi04elmi

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It was before February 24, 2022, and the Russian president warned that it would “only take a minute” to launch a missile against the United Kingdom.

The disclosure was made by Boris Johnson, a former British prime minister, who revealed in a BBC documentary details about Vladimir Putin’s threats, made during a lengthy phone call in February last year.

Putin’s words came after Johnson warned him that the war would be a “total catastrophe.” Moscow has not ruled on these statements.

If Zelensky calls for faster arms supplies, the Institute for the Study of War assumes in its daily report that delays in arms shipments have limited Ukraine’s opportunities to launch major offensives against Ukraine.

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—ISW (@TheStudyofWar) January 30, 2023

Negotiations with Ukraine or its allies are out of the question, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said in an interview with Ria Novosti.

After the United States has moved forward with supplying tanks to Ukraine, there is no point in talking to kyiv or its “puppets,” Sergei Ryabkov said Monday, stressing that no one in the West has come up with any serious initiative to resolve the Ukraine crisis.

For Ryabkov, the United States is the main beneficiary of the war, since Washington regards Ukraine as a testing ground where the products of his military complex are tested.

“We contributed so that there is no escalation of the conflict, because that would have serious consequences for the whole world.” The Warning is from Olaf Scholz.

On Sunday, during a visit to several South American countries, the German chancellor guaranteed that Germany will not allow the war in Ukraine to turn into a conflict between Russia and NATO.

That would lead, for example, to a war between Russia and NATO countries. This is not going to happen, we are going to prevent it with all our efforts, we have achieved it so far and we will continue to do so,” he said.

It was one of the best moments last night. The Ukrainian president called on allies to send weapons to Ukraine more quickly, in his usual televised speech.

“The speed of supply was and will be one of the key factors in this war,” said the President. “Russia hopes to prolong the war, exhaust our forces. Ptherefore, we have to make time our weapon. We must speed up events, speed up the supply and opening up of new weapons options needed by Ukraine.”

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