According to the British "Independent" report on June 28, British Prime Minister Johnson said in an interview with the media that day that he did not believe that the United Kingdom and Russia would eventually go to war, and that the United Kingdom was working hard to ensure that

( Observer Network News) According to the British "Independent" report on June 28, British Prime Minister Johnson said in an interview with the media that day that he did not think that the United Kingdom and Russia would eventually go to war, and the United Kingdom was working hard to ensure that The conflict is limited to the territory of Ukraine . However, Johnson still claimed that the UK needs to be prepared to deal with the "threat" from Russia.

Screenshot of "The Independent" report

The Group of Seven (G7) summit held in Bavaria, Germany, ended on the 28th. In his speech on the last day, Johnson refused to admit that the essence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is the military alliance between Russia and the West. conflict, insisting that it was Russia's "invasion of an independent and sovereign country" and accusing Moscow of trying to "expand the conflict."

"The Independent" noted that the newly appointed British Army Chief of Staff Patrick Sanders recently announced in a speech in London that Russia may emerge from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and become "a threat to European security." greater threat”, so the West must be prepared to “fight strength with strength.”

Sanders also claimed that the United Kingdom and NATO are facing the so-called "1937 moment" and that in order to prevent Russia from "attacking any British territory", the United Kingdom must be "unequivocally prepared for battle."

But this tough statement does not seem to be supported by Johnson. In his speech on the 28th, when asked whether the UK was preparing to go to war with Russia, Johnson gave a negative reply: "I don't think the situation will develop to that point. We are working very hard to ensure that the conflict only occurs in Ukraine. ”

Although Johnson also said that the UK needs to respond to “evolving threats”, he avoided calls for further increases in military spending. Johnson only emphasized that the British government has promised to increase military spending in the next few years. The current expenditure review shows that the British defense budget has increased by 24 billion pounds, which is the largest increase in British defense spending since the end of the Cold War.

Johnson said that the British defense budget has exceeded GDP 2% and has fully fulfilled its commitment to NATO. He called on other NATO members to also play a role in increasing their defense budgets.

British Prime Minister Johnson Picture from The Paper

"The Independent" pointed out that British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is advocating for a further increase in defense spending, demanding that the British defense budget be increased to 2.5% of GDP by 2028. However, Johnson insisted at the G7 summit that Britain and Russia would not directly conflict, which obviously poured cold water on calls for a substantial increase in military spending.

Regarding the risk of conflict between Russia and the West, Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Federal Security Council, warned on the 227th that "any attempt to invade Crimea " is a declaration of war against Russia. If any NATO member country does so, , which means that the entire NATO will conflict with Russia, which may lead to World War III.

Medvedev also denounced Lithuania 's blockade of Kaliningrad transit cargo as "groveling to the United States." He emphasized that Russia will take retaliatory measures, including "cutting off the oxygen of the Baltic countries" and using asymmetric measures.

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