UK warns Putin could officially declare war on Ukraine at May 9 military parade

Defense Minister of the United KingdomBen Wallace, has moved his forecast that the Russian president, Vladimir Putinwill intensify the conflict in Ukraine on May 9, Victory Day in Russia, declaring war on “the ‘Nazis’” and calling for a massive mobilization against their neighboring country.

According to Wallace, this appeal from Putin could be given during the Victory Day parade through the streets of Moscowwhen the country celebrates victory in the WWIIalluding to the fact that at the end of February the Russian president ordered the start of a “special operation” in Ukraine in order to “denazify” the country.

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Due to Ukrainian resistance during the first phase of the conflict, Russia decided to withdraw its troops to the east to now intensify the attacks in this area. In this context, Wallace believes that the Russian president will now declare war on the Nazis, thus trying to convince public opinion for another attempt on Ukraine.

“I would not be surprised if you declare this alert that Russia is now at war with the Nazis of the world and needs a massive mobilization of the Russian population”has said Wallace in an interview for the British broadcaster LBC.

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“He’s been tilting the playing field by laying the groundwork to be able to say ‘look, this is now a war against the Nazis, and what I need is more people. I need more Russian cannon fodder’”the UK defense minister has warned.

Previously, at the beginning of April, the secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, Oleksei Danilov, warned of the possibility of a new Russian offensive for May 9, since it is a “sacred” day for Moscow.

“Putin has set out to end this war with a victory parade,” Danilov warned almost a month ago, who already at that time asked the population not to celebrate the withdrawal of Russian troops, announced at that time.

Source: Elcomercio

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