PM announces six-point plan to defeat Kremlin foe as he bids to cement himself at the forefront of international efforts to end the unfolding horror in Ukraine despite Putin's direct threats to Britain that sanctions are almost declaration of WAR
- Boris Johnson has drawn up a six-point plan to end the horror of war in Ukraine
- The PM called for creation of an international humanitarian coalition for Ukraine
- He also wants to see a boost to Kyiv's military self-defence and a ratcheting up of sanctions on Moscow
- Mr Johnson led condemnation of Russia after forces failed to observe ceasefire
- He is set to welcome Canada's Justin Trudeau and Dutch PM Mark Rutte to No10 as well as leaders of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
By GLEN OWEN POLITICAL EDITOR and MARK HOOKHAM FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 09:36 AEDT, 6 March 2022 | UPDATED: 09:52 AEDT, 6 March 2022
Boris Johnson has drawn up a six-point plan to defeat Vladimir Putin as he moves to assume leadership of global efforts to end the horror of war in Ukraine.
The Russian President faced an unprecedented wave of international fury yesterday for offering safe passage to Ukrainian refugees – only to bombard them with artillery as they fled.
The Prime Minister led the condemnation of Russia and said the world must unite under his plan to thwart the aggression.
In his action plan, Mr Johnson called for: the creation of an international humanitarian coalition for Ukraine; a boost to Kyiv's military self-defence; a ratcheting up of sanctions on Moscow; concerted diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis; and 'a rapid campaign to strengthen security and resilience across the Euro-Atlantic area'.
In addition, Mr Johnson wants to combat 'the creeping normalisation of what Russia is doing in Ukraine' as he fears that the shock value of Putin's actions will start to fade.
Boris Johnson has drawn up a six-point plan to defeat Vladimir Putin as he moves to assume leadership of global efforts to end the horror of war in Ukraine
The Russian President faced an unprecedented wave of international fury yesterday for offering safe passage to Ukrainian refugees – only to bombard them with artillery as they fled
A mass evacuation of more than 200,000 civilian refugees from the encircled cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha was derailed yesterday morning when Russian forces ignored a promised ceasefire and continued artillery attacks. Pictured: Shelling has destroyed homes in the village of Markhalivka
Pictured: Ukraine's State Emergency Service press service released an image showing the debris of a shot down Russian aircraft in Chernihiv, north of Kyiv. This city is one of the most heavily bombarded by Russia
In the space of a fortnight, Mr Johnson has transformed from beleaguered leader, assailed by endless allegations about lockdown parties, to burgeoning international statesman – defusing the pressure from rebel backbenchers for a leadership challenge.
Even previously sceptical Tory MPs have speculated that the crisis could prove to be Mr Johnson's 'Falklands moment' – a reference to the 1982 war which transformed Margaret Thatcher's political fortunes.
The analogy is enhanced by the fact Mr Johnson has moved his daily 8.30am briefing from his No 10 study to Thatcher's old office on the floor above.
It means that Mr Johnson and his inner circle of six key advisers are dissecting the conflict under the steely painted gaze of the Iron Lady.
The war has also pleased many of Mr Johnson's aides by pushing to the margins issues such as the 'woke agenda' which, in the words of one source, 'are now realised to be as trivial as they always were'.
Mr Johnson will cement his place at the centre of the international diplomatic effort this week with a series of Downing Street meetings.
The Russian defence ministry claimed that its units were opening humanitarian corridors near the two cities for a period of five hours to allow families to flee. Ukrainian authorities, however, announced that both evacuations had to be called off because Russian forces had continued to pound the cities. Pictured: Ukrainians crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to flee crossing the Irpin river in the outskirts of Kyiv, March 5, 2022
People crowd as they try to get on a train to Lviv at Kyiv station, Ukraine, March 4, 2022
A child has a drink at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Saturday, March 5, 2022, after fleeing from Ukraine
Since Russia invaded on February 24, Moscow has pummelled Ukrainian cities, with officials reporting hundreds of civilians killed. Europe's largest atomic power plant came under attack sparking fears of a catastrophic nuclear accident. But Russia has so far only seized two key cities, Berdiansk and Kherson. Capturing Mariupol represents a bigger prize for Russia as it would deal a severe blow to Ukraine's maritime access and connect with troops coming from annexed Crimea and the Donbas
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will be welcomed to No 10 tomorrow, followed by the leaders of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – the countries on the front line of the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict.
The Prime Minister said yesterday: 'Putin must fail and must be seen to fail in this act of aggression.
'It is not enough to express our support for the rules-based international order – we must defend it against a sustained attempt to rewrite the rules by military force. The world is watching. It is not future historians but the people of Ukraine who will be our judge'.
In other developments in the conflict yesterday:
- Moscow threatened to hit Britain with 'tough retaliatory measures' in response to the swingeing economic sanctions and boycotts imposed on Russia – which Putin likened to a 'declaration of war';
- The Russian leader warned the West that implementing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would have 'colossal and catastrophic consequences';
- Russia experienced its worst day in the skies with dramatic footage emerging of an attack helicopter being brought down and Ukrainian sources claiming that eight enemy aircraft had been destroyed, including fighter jets;
- The world was shocked by deeply distressing images of a mother cradling the lifeless body of her 18-month-old boy who was killed in an artillery strike on Friday;
- Russia appeared to be using bases in Belarus to launch long-range missiles into Ukraine for the first time;
- The total raised by the Mail Force Ukraine Appeal hit a record £3.6 million, with the charity making a £250,000 donation to Unicef;
- Some 2,000 civilians stood up to Russian troops occupying the city of Kherson, marching through the streets and shouting: 'Russians go home';
- Demonstrations against Russia's invasion were held in cities across the world, including London, Manchester and Bath;
- Boris Johnson praised the bravery of a team of Sky journalists who were shot and injured in an ambush by a Russian 'assassination squad';
- Ukraine's defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed his forces have killed around 10,000 Russian troops – far more than the 498 Moscow concedes that it has lost'
- Mr Zelensky attacked Nato leaders for refusing to impose a no-fly zone, claiming the West had given Russia a 'green light' to continue its blitz of towns and cities;
- The Disasters Emergency Committee's appeal for Ukraine raised £85 million in two days, including donations from the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William.
A mass evacuation of more than 200,000 civilian refugees from the encircled cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha was derailed yesterday morning when Russian forces ignored a promised ceasefire and continued artillery attacks.
The Russian defence ministry claimed that its units were opening humanitarian corridors near the two cities for a period of five hours to allow families to flee.
Ukrainian authorities, however, announced that both evacuations had to be called off because Russian forces had continued to pound the cities.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace last night led the worldwide condemnation, saying: 'Russian generals have sunk to a new low.
'The world can see them for what they are. Shelling civilians is not the mark of a real soldier but a coward.'
Servicemen of pro-Russian militia walk next to a military convoy of armed forces of the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic on a road in the Luhansk region, February 27, 2022
The money raised by the Mail Force charity – in record-breaking time – has already been put to good use, with mothers and children arriving over the border to Slovakia yesterday greeted by aid workers funded by our generous readers
Richard Dannatt, a former head of the British Army, accused Vladimir Putin of 'war crimes'.
'Having agreed upon a ceasefire and humanitarian corridor and then violating it, it shows what a dishonourable individual Putin is,' he added.
The UK has played a central role in the international community's effort against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including coordinating a 38-country referral to the International Criminal Court to ensure Putin will be held to account for his crimes.
British courts are also expected to be given new powers to strike out vexatious claims by oligarchs trying to muzzle journalists under plans being considered by Ministers. MPs are this week tabling an amendment to the Economic Crime Bill to give courts the powers to strike out 'strategic lawsuits' used by the super-rich to stifle critics.
Tory MP Jonathan Gullis said: 'The Prime Minister is showing leadership on the international stage. History will look back at this as his Falklands moment.'
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