Putin's Ambassador Hits Back At UK's Latest Sanctions With 3 Dismissive Words

President Vladimir Putin has only agreed to a three-day ceasefire during Russia's Victory Day celebrations rather than the 30-day truce Ukraine has agreed to.Vladimir Putin’s ambassador to the UK has shrugged off Keir Starmer’s latest sanctions on Russia.Andrei Kelin claimed Britain will not stop Moscow from achieving its goals in Ukraine – which Putin invaded in February 2022 – despite imposing new restrictions on a fleet of Russian oil tankers.The UK announced it was placing sanctions on up to 100 vessels which have carried more than £18 billion worth of cargo since the start of 2024.The prime minister said this was the UK’s “biggest ever sanctions package against the Russian shadow fleet”.But according to Russian state news agency TASS, Kelin dismissed these new sanctions, saying: “They are powerless.”He added: “They in no way obstruct the achievement of our political and military goals.”The ambassador claimed Starmer deliberately chose to hit Russia with new sanctions on May 9, when Moscow holds its Victory Day celebrations to remember how the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany.Putin invited 29 world leaders to Russia to try to impress them with his military show of strength.Kelin said these were “symbolic dates – aligned with a general summit, a general gathering of Western countries, or now May 9 – to signal that it is still capable of taking some form of action, of introducing some kind of restrictions”.The new sanctions come as Putin continues to drag his heels over peace talks.He suggested a scheduled three-day ceasefire – which coincided with his Victory Day celebrations – last month, but Ukraine called it a “farce” and questioned why Putin would not commit to a 30-day truce like Kyiv.Putin’s three-day ceasefire, which Ukraine did not actually agree to, supposedly came into effect on Thursday. But Russia accused Ukraine of making further attempts to breach the Russian border in Kursk and Belgorod regions, with further clashes between their forces reported in eastern Ukraine.Ukraine also claimed Russia has repeatedly breached its own truce this week. The governor of occupied Zaporizhzhia claimed Russia hit its frontline villages 220 times after the truce came in.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy also announced a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” this weekend, where Ukraine’s allies will gather in the country for further peace talks.Downing Street did not confirm if Starmer would be attending.British foreign secretary David Lammy joined talks in Ukraine on Friday along with other leaders as they all called for a “special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine”.“It is absolutely clear that when this war is over, those who have perpetrated it [crimes of aggression] in Russia must account for their crimes of aggression and their crimes against humanity,” Lammy told the press.Related...Ukraine Has Found A Way To Disrupt 1 Of The Most Important Days In Putin's Calendar'It's Modern Day Appeasement': Joe Biden Slams Donald Trump Over Ukraine WarTrump Says 1 Recent Change Could Push Putin To Finally Agree To Ukraine Peace Deal

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