{"id":1108970,"date":"2021-12-11T13:28:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T18:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1108970"},"modified":"2021-12-11T13:28:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T18:28:36","slug":"uk-govt-threatens-severe-consequences-for-russia-over-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-threatens-severe-consequences-for-russia-over-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Govt Threatens &#039;Severe Consequences for Russia&#039; over Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-govt-threatens-severe-consequences-for-russia-over-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1108970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-897151988-e1639232716376-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Britain\u2019s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned Russia that if they invade Ukraine then they will face \u201csevere economic sanctions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions have increased surrounding Ukraine after Russia mobilised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2021\/11\/24\/russia-s-military-build-up-near-ukraine-is-different-this-time-say-experts\">tens of thousands<\/a> of troops near the Russo-Ukrainian border. Some Western leaders fear that this means Russia could be planning an invasion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/90873607-8a8a-48fb-8cb0-3414e277bf25\">early 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Russia has however continued to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-56720589\">deny<\/a> that the increased presence of their soldiers near the Ukrainian border is for future military action.<\/p>\n<p>As a consequence of this perceived Russian hostility, Britain\u2019s Foreign Secretary has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-59616743\">warned<\/a> that&nbsp; \u201cIf Russia were to take that action, it would be a strategic mistake, and there will be severe consequences for Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.4260089686099\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is cautioning against the overheated rhetoric with regards to a possible armed conflict with Russia over Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tHJfTJo0N\">https:\/\/t.co\/1tHJfTJo0N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1468979182642339847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The United States has echoed this message, with President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/biden-says-warned-putin-of-sanctions-like-none-hes-ever-seen-if-ukraine-attacked\/\">warning Putin<\/a> that there would be economic consequences \u201clike none he\u2019s never seen\u201d if Russia invades Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Truss, as well as the United States, have hinted that the creation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will supply natural gas from Russia to Germany,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/09\/germany-foreign-minister-annalena-baerbock-nord-stream-2\">would be included in sanctions<\/a> if Russia moves into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Truss has frequently criticised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/we-must-stand-together-for-freedom-and-democracy\">construction<\/a> of the pipeline, urging NATO allies in November this year to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/nov\/30\/truss-urges-nato-allies-to-block-russias-nord-stream-2-gas-pipeline\">block the pipeline\u2019s creation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of military intervention, President Biden has said that&nbsp;\u201cunilaterally [using] force to confront Russia invading Ukraine is not on the cards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-59582013\">right now<\/a>,\u201d however.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine, perhaps unsurprisingly, has taken a much blunter stance with Russia, with&nbsp;Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/russian-invasion-of-ukraine-could-be-on-scale-not-seen-in-europe-since-ww2-uk-armed-forces-head-warns-12490120\">stating<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cthere would be a lot of dead Russian soldiers\u201d if Russia decided to invade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Since Russia\u2019s 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/russia-to-mark-five-years-since-crimea-annexation\/\">annexation<\/a>&nbsp;of the Crimea and the emergence of Russian-backed separatist movements in the Donbas, it is estimated that up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-ukraine-crisis-casualties-idUSKBN2BT0KV\">14,000 people<\/a> have died and around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/ua\/en\/internally-displaced-persons\">1.5 million people<\/a> have been displaced in Ukraine by conflict.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.063670411985\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnCoulter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnCoulter<\/a>: &#8220;Our media and government want you to fixate on Russia\u2019s annexation of Crimea as the big problem facing our country, hoping you\u2019ll forget about the gaping hole on our border.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mA1DfpEzhX\">https:\/\/t.co\/mA1DfpEzhX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1019926721808732161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the Conservative Party-led British government has mentioned that Britain will start looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10298997\/Russia-face-severe-consequences-invades-Ukraine-Foreign-Secretary-Liz-Truss-warns.html\">alternative gas suppliers<\/a>&nbsp;to Russia, it is not clear how it might go about applying sanctions to Russia-tied individuals\u2019 investments in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 it was estimated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2018\/mar\/17\/russian-elite-must-reveal-how-they-paid-for-uk-property-say-mps#:~:text=New%20estimates%20reveal%20that%20prominent,left%20open%20under%20Theresa%20May.\">Russian individuals tied to Putin\u2019s government<\/a>&nbsp;own \u00a31.1 Billion worth of property in Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition Labour Party has also alleged that since Boris\u2019 2019 premiership, the Conservative Party has received&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2021\/nov\/17\/labour-challenges-tories-over-checks-on-russia-linked-donations\">\u00a31.93m in donations<\/a> to either the central party or individual constituency associations from donors who have made money in Russia or are Russian.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. government of assassinating Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran whom Capitol Police shot during the January 6 riot. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rK2qz66qxN\">https:\/\/t.co\/rK2qz66qxN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1405197898393001993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned Russia that if they invade Ukraine then they will face \u201csevere economic sanctions\u201d. 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