British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss attends a joint news conference following their talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister in Kyiv, on February 17, 2022. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky / POOL / AFP)
The UK government on Thursday warned the Kremlin on Feb. 17 against formally recognizing two pro-Moscow separatist [Russian-occupied] territories in Ukraine, days after the Russian parliament voted to urge President Vladimir Putin to do so.
‘If this request were accepted, it would represent a further attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity… and demonstrate a Russian decision to choose a path of confrontation over dialogue,’“
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement.
Source: with agencies