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UKRAINE CRISIS: WHATS AT STAKE FOR THE UK?



 While Covid was a useful exercise in Armageddon planning, 21st-century Britain
is arguably less ready for actual warfare than it was even 30 years ago. At the
end of the Cold War, most of the 100-strong network of nuclear bunkers were
closed, along with around 1,500 underground posts for the Royal Observer Corps,
a 10,000-strong volunteer force. Right now, such scenarios tend to exercise only
the minds of Ministry of Defence war-gamers and military thriller writers. But
far-fetched as they might sound, General Sir Patrick Sanders, the head of
Britain’s army, believes it is time we dwelt on them more. Leaders including
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have both called for an
accelerated roll-out of clean energy. The conflict could push up British energy
bills to £3,000 in October 2022, potentially a £600 increase from previously
expected levels, according to ECIU. This is a grave moment for the security of
Europe. Russia's unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine is putting
countless lives at risk, he said. What would happen to people who refuse
conscription if it's introduced? Military kit also needs boots on the ground to
operate it – hence Sir Patrick’s call for a “Citizen Army” to boost the regular
Armed Forces. According to a 2022 YouGov poll, only one in five Britons would
volunteer for service in the event of an invasion. Britain has also allowed
ammunition supplies to dwindle to “dangerously low levels,” according to a
Parliamentary Defence Committee report. Gen Sir Richard Barrons, the former head
of the British Joint Forces Command, told the committee that he doubted there
were “sufficient munitions to sustain a high-intensity conflict for more than
about a week”. The decline in manufacturing means there are far fewer factories
that can be converted to make arms, as happened in the Second World War, when
car makers churned out Spitfire parts. The UK cannot and will not just look away
at Russia's hideous and barbaric attack on Ukraine, Boris Johnson has said.
https://euronewstop.co.uk/what-is-ukraines-neutral-status.html is not protected
from rising prices purely because it relies less on Russian gas. Moscow’s
ambassador to London previously warned that the UK would be hit with “immediate
retaliation” if it tried to sanction Russia. If President Putin decides to
extend his attacks beyond Russia and into a neighbouring Nato state, such as
Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia, then the UK would be bound to go to war with
Russia. But Ukraine is not a part of Nato, so the Western response to Russia’s
invasion will initially focus on sanctions. Services The Foreign, Commonwealth
and Development Office has since advised all UK citizens to leave the country,
but it is not known how many remain and the FCDO has declined to comment on
numbers. Since the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, the UK has sanctioned
around 183 individuals under the Russia sanctions regime. There was a major
separatist conflict in Chechnya in the 1990s, with a decade of ultimately
unsuccessful fighting for its independence. Speaking as the Foreign Office
pulled some embassy staff out of Ukraine, the PM said the situation was pretty
gloomy but war was not inevitable. The German government has brought forward its
target for 100% renewable electricity by five years to 2035. In response to the
current crisis, the EU is proposing expedite plans to link Ukrainian's
electricity system to the EU's, which would boost Ukraine's independence from
Russia's grid, with which it is currently tied. Ukrainian protesters gathered
outside Downing Street on Thursday afternoon to call for more action from the UK
and the international community. Because this act of wanton and reckless
aggression is an attack not just on Ukraine, it's an attack on democracy and
freedom in eastern Europe and around the world. Russia’s invasion caused
international stock markets to drop dramatically, with the FTSE 100 in London
falling by 3.2 per cent. Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response
Several European countries bordering Ukraine are already preparing for the
arrival of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. French President Emmanuel
Macron has said the Russian attack on Ukraine is a turning point in European
history. Speaking on Thursday US President Joe Biden described the invasion as a
premeditated attack without provocation, justification and necessity. Russia's
ally Belarus will face similar sanctions because of its role in the attack on
Ukraine. Russian airline Aeroflot will be banned from landing in the UK and
within days all high tech and oil refinery equipment exports to Russia will not
be allowed. Leaders including Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ursula von der
Leyen have both called for an accelerated roll-out of clean energy. Foreign
Secretary Liz Truss summoned Russia's ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, for
the second time this week to ask him to explain the illegal, unprovoked invasion
of Ukraine. The prime minister did confirm that 1,000 more troops would be put
on alert in the UK if Russia were to invade although Downing Street is likely to
follow the lead set by Nato. The idea is that when borrowing is more expensive,
people will have less money to spend. But Russia is a major producer in global
energy markets, accounting for 17 per cent of gas and 12 per cent of oil
production globally in 2019 (Chart B, bottom-right panel). Phillips P OBrien,
professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews, wrote in an
analysis piece that the potential return of Donald Trump to the White House
could see the US neuter the Western military alliance. Oil prices have also
risen since the invasion, given Russia’s role as an oil producer and as a form
of security for investors as the stock market slumps. War in Ukraine is almost
certain to exacerbate cost-of-living problems in the UK. Wholesale gas prices
soared on Thursday following the invasion, and, while the UK does not import
much gas directly from Russia, British consumers will still be affected by
rising worldwide gas prices. In terms of military aid, the UK has trained 22,000
Ukrainian troops under Operation Orbital since 2015, supporting both Ukraine’s
army and navy. Nato powers are already promising to build up their own forces in
the alliance's eastern flank. Ukraine wants the opposite – it aspires to be part
of the EU and Nato (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) rather than under
Russia’s control and so is firmly resisting Putin’s threats. If President Putin
decides to extend his attacks beyond Russia and into a neighbouring Nato state,
such as Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia, then the UK would be bound to go to war
with Russia. This renewed attack is a grave violation of international law,
including the UN Charter, Nato said. The UK and our allies condemn the Russian
government’s unprovoked and premeditated invasion of Ukraine. This culminated on
29 December, when Russian unleashed its largest aerial assault against Ukraine
since the war began. It killed at least 41 civilians, including a 15-year-old
boy, wounded hundreds, and caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure,
including a maternity hospital. It is regrettable - and sadly predictable - that
we must gather today to condemn Russia’s latest wave of aerial attacks against
the Ukrainian people. Ambassador Neil Holland condemns Russia's air attacks this
week on Kyiv and Kharkiv, as well as the spate of attacks on Ukraine over the
past month. In World War Two, single women aged 20 to 30 years old who did not
have young children were called up to help on the home front as mechanics,
engineers, air raid wardens, bus drivers, farmers, and more. Justin Bronk, an
air war specialist from the defence think tank Rusi, told the BBC that, if
confirmed, the loss of an A-50 would be a highly operationally significant and
embarrassing loss for Russia's air force. Ukraine also provided around 3% of the
UK’s iron and steel imports last year, another important commodity at a time
when the Government is pursuing major infrastructure projects. That means
extremely difficult choices for a Treasury gearing up for retrenchment and
conscious that protecting military budgets means cuts would fall even more
heavily on public services, themselves in desperate need of more investment. The
prospect of further UK sanctions against Russia comes a day after the prime
minister announced that five Russian banks had had their assets frozen and three
Russian billionaires would have travel bans imposed. Ukraine's military says it
has shot down a Russian military spy plane over the Sea of Azov, in what
analysts say would be a blow to Moscow's air power. We will continue to work
with Ukraine and our international partners for a just and sustainable peace.
Conscription was briefly ended in Ukraine in 2013, however, following the
Russian military intervention in the country in 2014, it got reinstated. While
the UK has left its conscription days behind, there are still a large number of
nations that make it mandatory for their citizens to serve their country. But
the US has said the issue at stake is Russian aggression, not Nato expansion. He
said the UK was leading on creating a package of economic sanctions against
Russia and was supplying defensive weaponry to Ukraine. A core principle of
European security after World War Two was that sovereign nations have a right to
make their own choices. Forces are on standby in eastern Europe, and Nato is
working with Ukraine to modernise its forces and protect it against cyber
attacks.

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