“The speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin was a disturbing escalation and the threats he made must be taken seriously” commented British Foreign Minister Gillian Keegan for Sky News.
The Russian leader ordered the first military mobilization since World War II.
At the same time, he threatened Western countries that if they used in his words “nuclear blackmail”, Moscow would respond with the power of its vast arsenal.
“This is something we should take very seriously” said the UK Foreign Minister.