Ukrainians outsmarted russian president – UK PM
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vladimir putin's announcement of "partial mobilization" to maintain russia's invasion of Ukraine shows that the russian president "has been outsmarted" by Ukrainians, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss told CNN.
"He made a strategic mistake, invading Ukraine," Lizz Truss said.
"I think he has been outsmarted by the Ukrainians. We've seen the Ukrainians continue to push back against the Russian offensive. And I think he didn't anticipate the strength of reaction from the free world," she added.
The British leader stated that putin had ordered an immediate military escalation "because he isn't winning."
When asked how Western leaders should respond if putin increases military activity in Ukraine, Truss stated that the world should continue to impose sanctions on russia and support Ukraine. Truss said they "should not be listening to his saber-rattling and his bogus threats."
"Instead, what we need to do is continue to put sanctions on Russia and continue to support the Ukrainians."
Moreover, PM Truss said that if putin is allowed to succeed, it will send "a terrible message in Europe" and "to other authoritarian regimes around the world that it's somehow acceptable… to invade a sovereign nation."
"This is why it's so important that we continue to be resolute, we don't listen to the saber-rattling that we're hearing from Putin, and we continue to back the Ukrainians to the hilt. And that's what I'm determined the United Kingdom will do," Truss stressed.
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