Putin’s nuclear threat over Ukraine ‘deplorable’, says UK foreign minister
Vladimir Putin’s threatened use of nuclear weapons over Ukraine has been condemned as “irresponsible and deplorable” by a UK foreign minister.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon levelled his criticism in Parliament after the Russian leader warned the West against deeper involvement in the conflict, saying that such a move risked triggering a global war that would see “the destruction of our civilisation”.
Mr Putin’s comments were made forces and ahead of next month’s election that he is all but certain to win.
