The situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border was the topic of a meeting in the framework of the G7 in Liverpool, British Foreign Minister Liz Truss and her German counterpart Annalena Berbock.

“They discussed a number of priority issues, including the importance of the G7 countries acting as a united front against the continuing threat to Ukraine from Russia,” the British government’s website said in a statement.

During the G7, Trass also discussed support for the Ukrainian side "in the face of Russian aggression" with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, according to her Twitter account.

🇬🇧🇺🇸 Met @SecBlinken in Liverpool for # G7 following the successful 🇺🇸 Summit for Democracy.

We discussed:



➡️ Support for Ukraine in face of Russian aggression



➡️ Importance of reliable and honest investment into developing countries



➡️ Stopping Iran acquiring nuclear weapons pic.twitter.com/5Z29LLzPXb

- Liz Truss (@trussliz) December 10, 2021

The head of American diplomacy also touched on the issue of "aggression" by Russia against Ukraine during the talks within the Group of Seven with the head of the German Foreign Ministry.

The head of the press service of the United States Department of State Ned Price wrote about this on Twitter.

Today, @SecBlinken met with German Foreign Minister @ABaerbock at the # G7 to discuss Russian aggression toward Ukraine, climate cooperation, and priorities for Germany's 2022 G7 presidency.

- Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) December 11, 2021

In addition, even before the summit, Truss wrote on her Twitter that at meetings with foreign ministers of the G7 she would call on the G7 countries "to show solidarity against aggressors, including Russia."

Earlier in an interview with the BBC, Truss warned Moscow, saying that if it intervened in Ukraine, the Russian Federation would face "severe economic consequences."

According to her, Great Britain and its allies must restrain Moscow "from such actions."

In addition, the head of the British Foreign Office stressed that the G7 will "absolutely resolutely" adhere to its position "on the issue of aggression" against the Ukrainian side.

“If Russia takes such action, it will be a strategic mistake and have dire consequences for it,” Truss said.

"This weekend, we are working with allies who share our views to get this across."

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When asked if the option of a military response to "Russian aggression" could be discarded, Truss replied that the UK is working with Ukraine to "strengthen its defense and security capabilities."

The British Foreign Minister also raised the issue of energy supply in an interview, stressing that Europe needs to "reduce its dependence" on Russian gas.

“This should be part of an overall strategy to reduce dependence on non-market economies and malicious actors, and to create an environment in which the free world has enough strategic independence to survive and thrive,” the minister said.

Polish way out

Let us remind you that earlier Warsaw also criticized Moscow.

In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Russia must choose whether it wants to be with Europe or "against it."

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) Vladimir Putin today chooses a conflict.

And this harms not only Europe, but also his own country, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

As noted by Moravetsky, European countries do not want a conflict with Russia, but they cannot "allow pressure and blackmail on the basis of energy."

“Therefore, in the face of Putin's provocations, we must be united.

The time for concessions is over.

We must react toughly by imposing sanctions, ”he stressed.

The Polish prime minister also commented on the December 7 talks between Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, noting that he would be grateful to the American leader "if this conversation leads to a decrease in Russia's activity on the border with Ukraine and Europe."

“But experience shows that Putin cannot be trusted and the policy of concessions does not work,” says the head of the Polish government.

Let us remind you that Russia has repeatedly denied accusations related to the situation around Ukraine.

Thus, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow notes an information campaign emanating from the Western states aimed at positioning Moscow as a threat to the settlement process in Ukraine.

“This is whipping up tension, again, an attempt to present Russia as a side that threatens the settlement process,” he told reporters.

Peskov also did not rule out that this kind of campaign is a camouflage to cover up "aggressive thoughts that may take place in Kiev."

“I mean those who are aggressive in terms of a possible desire to solve the problem of the southeast by force,” he explained.

"Promote an anti-Russian agenda"

According to experts, despite the fact that Moscow has repeatedly declared to the West about the absence of any "aggression" on its part against Ukraine, this topic still remains on the European and American agenda, since a number of Western countries are experiencing internal political difficulties. character and try to distract the population from them, using the already familiar image of an external enemy.

"Such an anti-Russian theme in the international field was once again imposed on the Western consumer, since both the United States and Europe are now in a very difficult situation, including because of the energy crisis," the deputy director of the Institute for Strategic Research and Forecasts explained in an interview with RT RUDN University, member of the Public Chamber of Russia Nikita Danyuk.

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As for the statements about the alleged energy dependence of Europe on Russian hydrocarbons, in his opinion, they are designed to hide the mistakes and miscalculations of the European authorities in this area.

“They want to disguise these blunders with words about the notorious influence of the Russian Federation in the fuel and energy sector against the backdrop of a tense situation with gas supplies.

The situation is aggravated by the fact that the winter in the EU countries is promised to be cold.

Due to the lack of gas, European industry and business will receive a lot of profits, ”says Danyuk.

According to him, Great Britain, which has recently intensified its "activity in the anti-Russian direction," has its own motives.

“All statements by London, including Ms Truss, should be viewed through the prism of the fact that the British authorities want to gain a foothold in Ukraine from a military-political and diplomatic point of view.

Due to this, the kingdom wants to strengthen its positions in Europe after leaving the EU, ”Danyuk said.

At the same time, the latest anti-Russian statements by the Polish prime minister indicate that Warsaw intends to remain the leader of the "European anti-Russian coalition."

“The Czech Republic and the Baltic countries are also within this coalition.

The Poles are trying with all their might to promote an anti-Russian agenda.

They also want to become the main outpost against Russia in the West, having the location of Brussels and Washington, ”the analyst says.

Nikolai Mezhevich, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in turn, notes that Western countries at the highest level are well aware that Russia is confidently behaving in the international arena, and want to weaken its position.

“For Western countries, the success of the Russian side is a strong shock, stretched out over time.

In these conditions, the only chance to somehow change the situation is to threaten Moscow and talk about sanctions for phantom aggression on its part, "he explained in an interview with RT.

However, according to him, all these attacks against Russia not only increase global political tension, but also complicate economic cooperation between the West and the Russian Federation, which could be extremely beneficial for all parties.

“For some reason, the principle of“ economics outside politics ”does not work for Western countries.

They themselves are ready to use all the tools of blackmail, but they blame Moscow for this, ”the analyst concluded.