NATO does not harbor animosity towards Russian people, nor does it question Russia’s status as a world power, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an op-ed published by The New York Times on Sunday.

"We have no hostility toward the Russian people, and we have no desire to impugn a great nation and a world power," he said, pointing out that "Ukraine had no serious prospect of NATO membership in the near future."

"This is not a NATO conflict, and it will not become one. No ally has sent combat troops to Ukraine," the UK prime minister noted.

Earlier, he proposed to NATO allies to support the international plan of action on Ukraine. It includes mobilizing an international humanitarian coalition, providing defensive equipment to Kiev, maximizing the economic pressure on Russia, preventing "any creeping normalization" of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, seeking diplomatic paths towards de-escalation yet only if "the government of Ukraine has full agency in any potential settlement," as well as bolstering Euro-Atlantic security.

According to Johnson, the West and the entire international community should support these initiatives. Next week, he intends to discuss them with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and his Dutch colleague Mark Rutte who will visit London on Monday, March 7. On Tuesday, March 8, the British capital will host the leaders of the Visegrad Group (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) who together with the British prime minister will participate in a special meeting dedicated to Ukraine.https://tass.com/politics/1417781

Stop this war

puremaker7:
Stop this war

Russia, Ukraine stop this damn war

Looks like Boris has finally come to terms with the fact that there will be pay backs for his laughable attempt at playing a super power these few days. All sanctions have now been placed on Russia. Nothing more to add so your leverage over Russia as it regards the conflict, is almost zero going forward. Let's see how Putin reacts.. The British were even entertaining that illiterate talk about a No Fly Zone over Ukraine while Putin is still on rampage..Btw, The Russians have all it takes to undermine the interests of a dead power like The British, worldwide and Putin just alluded to that few days go.. Let them war... The smaller nations will be better for it..

I support Putin

Rugaria:
Looks like Boris has finally come to terms with the fact that there will be pay backs for his laughable attempt at playing a super power these few days. All sanctions have now been placed on Russia. Nothing more to add so your leverage over Russia as it regards the conflict, is almost zero going forward. Let's see how Putin reacts.. The British were even entertaining that illiterate talk about a No Fly Zone over Ukraine while Putin is still on rampage..Btw, The Russians have all it takes to undermine the interests of a dead power like The British, worldwide and Putin just alluded to that few days go.. Let them war... The smaller nations will be better for it..

Stop saying what you don't know

China is already bsorbing Russia

Same China that largely depend on USA and Europe to sell their market

By the time this is over, Russia will start observing every holiday in China

sapientia:


Stop saying what you don't know

China is already bsorbing Russia

Same China that largely depend on USA and Europe to sell their market

By the time this is over, Russia will start observing every holiday in China

You don't understand the nature of The Sino - Russia relations. It's way deeper and strategic than you think and it has worked for years to keep those valuable super powers around for humanity..

Rugaria:

You don't understand the nature of The Sino - Russia relations. It's way deeper and strategic than you think and it has worked for years to keep those valuable super powers around for humanity..

There is no deeper anything

China is absorbing Russia period

China needs USA more than Russia

It's all about interest

China just saw an opportunity to absorb a smaller weaker country and they are doing that

sapientia:


Stop saying what you don't know

China is already bsorbing Russia

Same China that largely depend on USA and Europe to sell their market

By the time this is over, Russia will start observing every holiday in China

Dream on.

sapientia:


Stop saying what you don't know

China is already bsorbing Russia

Same China that largely depend on USA and Europe to sell their market

By the time this is over, Russia will start observing every holiday in China

Now that is hilarious

RUSSIA doesn't respect herself as a world power.

sapientia:


There is no deeper anything

China is absorbing Russia period

China needs USA more than Russia

It's all about interest

China just saw an opportunity to absorb a smaller weaker country and they are doing that

Your problem is that you look at this as if it's a personal one on one relationship. It's all about geopolitical interests..
Most of Chinese top military products are knock offs from Russia.
Most of Chinese recent military advancements are direct products of Russia tutelage and technology transfers..
China and Russia share common borders and though they might experience minor squabbles here and there, the two have fought off the West together in such places as Vietnam and Korea.

The close relationship between China and Russia is the biggest bulwark against Americas domination of the East and The politburo perfectly understands that. China depends on Russia for a very big chunk of her gas and oil imports. Because of their direct land borders and the fact that the two are nuclear powers, irrespective of the diplomatic war waged against any on the international scene, that oil and gas pipeline will always run untouched. That's is a direct-safe
energy guarantee that Western interlopers will never touch.

China votes with Russia at the United Nations security council. The worst China can do is to abstain from voting when she's sure that Russia has already vetoed a declaration/sanction etc. This coordinated diplomatic entanglement has been there right from when China was an economic neophyte and The USSR was the dominant heavyweight after The USA. That collaboration is always handy to curtail the excesses of the other rascally three..

The relationship between China and Russia going forward is not that of "one running over" the other. It's a relationship that guarantees the ability of the two to survive ceaseless western onslaughts. It's their route to survival because the two know that irrespective of how cordial their economic relationship with the west are, America and Europe will always obliterate any of the two at any sign of vulnerability.

Starryeyed Africans can choose to be emotional about international relations but for these countries, international relations is nothing but ruthless and remorseless politics. China needs Russia to steady her perch at the etop. America wants to blow the two away in order to top for another century. While you see a rossy relationship between China and America, Russia and China are trying to unfold a new monetary policy to unravel the dollar..

Keep your eyes on the ball..